Re:Google Maps reclassifies the U.S. as a 'sensitive country'
by senkora on Saturday February 01, 2025 @03:57PM
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> You're conflating America with the Americas.
+1. To expand on this point, this is different in English vs. Spanish, which is where a lot of confusion comes from.
In English, America is always the United States, and the Americas is always the continents. American always means United States-ian. There is no word for "someone from anywhere in the Americas".
In Spanish, traditionally, America is the continents, and Las Americas is nothing. Americano traditionally means "someone from anywhere in the Americas".
However, because of the influence of English, people sometimes use Las Americas to refer to the continents and Americano to refer to United States-ians. So it's a little more complicated in Spanish.
+1. To expand on this point, this is different in English vs. Spanish, which is where a lot of confusion comes from.
In English, America is always the United States, and the Americas is always the continents. American always means United States-ian. There is no word for "someone from anywhere in the Americas".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The%20Americas
In Spanish, traditionally, America is the continents, and Las Americas is nothing. Americano traditionally means "someone from anywhere in the Americas".
However, because of the influence of English, people sometimes use Las Americas to refer to the continents and Americano to refer to United States-ians. So it's a little more complicated in Spanish.
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Am%C3%A9rica https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Am%C3%A9ricas https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americano_(palabra)