An afterthought on September 17, 1787? The preamble to the constitution.
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect
Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the
common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of
Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the *United States of America*.
<http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html>
Chuck Norcutt (feeling arrogant)
On 12/25/2015 2:51 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
They live in the Americas. Thus…
And it’s not really in your name, which is the United States of that particular
region. It’s an addendum or afterthought.
What if Canada renamed itself as the United Provinces of North America, which
it could.
Andrew Fildes, United States of Australia (Christmas, bored, feeling ill,
looking for a fight)
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www.soultheft.com
On 25 Dec 2015, at 4:55 pm, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Not so. Although there are other countries on the American continents the
United States of America is the only country with America in its name. Sorry,
I've heard that geographical arrogance bit too many times.
Chuck Norcutt
On 12/25/2015 12:22 AM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
If Americans deviate from proper English, they only have themselves
to blame for any confusion. Even calling themselves Americans is a
kind of geographical arrogance.
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