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- Oct 14, 2010
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- English Teacher
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- British English
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- Czech Republic
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I am not sure that I agree that it's pointless, but I do feel that in a language forum we have to accept that many (most?) US citizens consider themselves to be 'Americans', and that their country, informally, is 'America'. One of their favourite patriotic songs is America the Beautiful.I think the obvious charge so many people feel about calling the USA "America" is utterly pointless. I also think cultural sensitivity can be taken too far.
Some non-Americans (= non US citizens) and many Central and South American (and Canadian) citzens may object to this, but, linguistically, that's the way it is. I am not going to be the one to tell the [STRIKE]American[/STRIKE] US President that he is wrong to address his fellow citizens as 'My fellow Americans'.