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      25 days ago

      This is offtopic, but is there any reason for using a word derived from USA instead of saying veterans from the USA? Usian sounds wrong

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        25 days ago

        because calling them “american” implies the USA is the entire continent. i cant really call myself an american, even though i am.

        they stole the word to mean “them” like the rest of the continent doesnt matter.

        also in my country we call it “estadunidense”, which roughly translates to “usian”.