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Re:Brazil waives visas for visitors from U.S., Canada, Austr... by seppin on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @02:59PM (#19445592)
You do know that "American" is shorthand for citizen of the USA in everywhere else in the world, right?
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Re:Brazil waives visas for visitors from U.S., Canada, Austr... by dep_b on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @03:04PM (#19445648)
Like the word "Yankee". Both words seem to rub some people the wrong way.
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Re:Brazil waives visas for visitors from U.S., Canada, Austr... by cesarb on Wednesday March 20, 2019 @03:54PM (#19446174)
Personally, I avoid using the words "American" or "America", as they can be ambiguous: are you talking about the country, or the continent?
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