America in English means something different than America in Spanish or Portuguese, it's just that simple. I don't ask people to use the seven continent model when we're speaking Spanish, and I don't expect people to use the six continent model when we're speaking English. It's a dumb fight.
The actually confusing thing in English is that "American" refers to both people from the US and people from the Americas, but context clues usually cover it.
The confusing thing in Spanish is that estadounidenses technically should also refer to Mexicans, but again, context clues.
Language is imperfect 🤷♀️
The only stupider fight is asking a French or Brazilian person who invented the airplane.
America in English means something different than America in Spanish or Portuguese, it's just that simple. I don't ask people to use the seven continent model when we're speaking Spanish, and I don't expect people to use the six continent model when we're speaking English. It's a dumb fight.
The actually confusing thing in English is that "American" refers to both people from the US and people from the Americas, but context clues usually cover it.
The confusing thing in Spanish is that estadounidenses technically should also refer to Mexicans, but again, context clues.
Language is imperfect 🤷♀️
The only stupider fight is asking a French or Brazilian person who invented the airplane.
Well they flew red white and blue,
or
they were Americans