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You guys do realize there’s no country called America… there’s North and South America.
23 upvotes, 5 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in NFL. "You guys do realize there’s no country called America… there’s North and South America."
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Anonymous 1w

What a dumb fucking take. Whenever someone says “America” they’re talking about the United States. No other country has America in its name

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Anonymous 1w

You do realize only one country in the world has “America” in its name…

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

It’s rather presumptuous to call one country America when there are 35 countries in the America’s

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 1w

If they wanna be called America they can incorporate it to their name? We’re the only country that has people making a fuss about this

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Anonymous 1w

Correct, but what’s the big deal if people would rather say “America” rather than “United States of America”? It’s such a non issue, and people know that if you say America (in most contexts) you’re referring to the country. If you’re referring to the continents it’s usually obvious or you say “Americas” because there’s 2

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