Re: America and Canada

[Exegete <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com>]

Simon Williams wrote:

> Sheldon Simms <sheldonsimms@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> > It seems that everyone has their own definition of what is the
> > proper use of the word "America". In Germany, most people are careful
> > to say "US" and "US-Americans" and reserve the word "America" for
> > the (singular!) continent of America.
>
>
> Do they call Canadians "Canadian-Americans" then? Maybe the US should be
> renamed to "The United States of the Southern Half of North America with
> a Bit up North and Some Specks out in the Pacific"... just for clarity's
> sake.

Central third would be more accurate: Mexico and "Central America" are 
also part of the North American continent.

Roy



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