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Originally Posted by D-BacksJosh
Well, officially its the United States of America. People just say 'America' and 'Americans' because its easier. I doubt Mexicans, Columbians or Brazilians want to be called 'Americans', they probably just want to be called Mexicans, Columbians or Brazilians since it provides that sense of identity with their country.
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Exactly my point. Referring to a Welsh (or Scottish, English, or Irish) person as British is just the same. Also note that I included a less fatuous definition of 'United States of America'. The last two were just digs. Unlike our friend Leo I am not uneducated.