Comments on: Speaking of Americans http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/2010/07/05/speaking-of-americans/ The Neurotic Foreigner - William Lawson Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:10:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grant http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/2010/07/05/speaking-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-1300 Grant Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:57:47 +0000 http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/?p=1188#comment-1300 Sometimes people just want to fight about something. If it isn't Americano, it's McDonalds or Coca Cola. ' Whatever it is, I'm against it.' Sometimes people just want to fight about something. If it isn’t Americano, it’s McDonalds or Coca Cola. ‘ Whatever it is, I’m against it.’

]]> By: WilliamLawson http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/2010/07/05/speaking-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-1144 WilliamLawson Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:06:12 +0000 http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/?p=1188#comment-1144 Well I thought it was a well-presented viewpoint and coming from what sounds like a Mexican, made it all the more valid, IMHO. Usually it's the Mexicans or Latin Americans in general that take offense at the term 'American' and so this was a little different. Thanks to all for chiming in. Such a cute word, that. Chiming. Well I thought it was a well-presented viewpoint and coming from what sounds like a Mexican, made it all the more valid, IMHO. Usually it’s the Mexicans or Latin Americans in general that take offense at the term ‘American’ and so this was a little different.

Thanks to all for chiming in. Such a cute word, that. Chiming.

]]> By: alinde Omalley http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/2010/07/05/speaking-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-1143 alinde Omalley Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:11:06 +0000 http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/?p=1188#comment-1143 Well, you have NOT convinced me. I was so irritated that I must admit I quit reading. Sure, there is no easy way to say "USA-ian" in English. But one can say, "from the USA, or from the United States of America." The real name of the USA is the "United States of America." The term "America" is an alias for the legal name of the country. This question is not much different from others regarding the use of names for minority groups. If we want to get along with others, we should at least have the courtesy to understand where they are coming from! America IS the name of a continent. If others in Latin America are offended, we should listen. We do have the power to improve things just be some introspection. . Well, you have NOT convinced me. I was so irritated that I must admit I quit reading.

Sure, there is no easy way to say “USA-ian” in English. But one can say, “from the USA, or from the United States of America.”

The real name of the USA is the “United States of America.” The term “America” is an alias for the legal name of the country.

This question is not much different from others regarding the use of names for minority groups. If we want to get along with others, we should at least have the courtesy to understand where they are coming from! America IS the name of a continent. If others in Latin America are offended, we should listen. We do have the power to improve things just be some introspection.

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]]> By: Sal Vavidus http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/2010/07/05/speaking-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-1128 Sal Vavidus Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:49:22 +0000 http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/?p=1188#comment-1128 The writer has a point, are we supposed to use the whole name every time? United States of America Citizen? None of the other countries in the Americas (that I know of) use the word America in their name, so we just defaulted! United States doesn't work since it is the United States of Mexico too. (Though I'm sure that many "Americans" don't know there actually ARE other countries in the Americas.) As a wise person once said, "get a REAL problem." The writer has a point, are we supposed to use the whole name every time? United States of America Citizen? None of the other countries in the Americas (that I know of) use the word America in their name, so we just defaulted!

United States doesn’t work since it is the United States of Mexico too.

(Though I’m sure that many “Americans” don’t know there actually ARE other countries in the Americas.)

As a wise person once said, “get a REAL problem.”

]]> By: Theresa in Mérida http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/2010/07/05/speaking-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-1127 Theresa in Mérida Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:22:48 +0000 http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/?p=1188#comment-1127 I loved it! I wish I had said it, but the drama that would ensue from me doing such a uncharacteristic post would cause me so much trauma, I'd have to go to bed with a sick headache for a week! Thanks...hee hee American Football..... regards, Theresa I loved it! I wish I had said it, but the drama that would ensue from me doing such a uncharacteristic post would cause me so much trauma, I’d have to go to bed with a sick headache for a week!
Thanks…hee hee American Football…..
regards,
Theresa

]]> By: Debi http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/2010/07/05/speaking-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 Debi Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:02:44 +0000 http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/?p=1188#comment-1126 OK, you've convinced me, I'm won over, I concede, I agree, I give... It's America for crying out loud. Thanks, great post, and sound logic! Now I just need to work harder at saying , estadodouniaze/estatodonieze/estaddodounaise ok I give American! Thanks Debi OK, you’ve convinced me, I’m won over, I concede, I agree, I give…
It’s America for crying out loud.
Thanks, great post, and sound logic!

Now I just need to work harder at saying , estadodouniaze/estatodonieze/estaddodounaise ok I give American!
Thanks
Debi

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]]> By: jonna http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/2010/07/05/speaking-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 jonna Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:38:28 +0000 http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/?p=1188#comment-1123 Oh Yea! Wonderful blog and post! I so totally agree. All that whiny complaining about what we are called in English just irritates me and wants me to swat the person like a fly. I will add their great examples to my own usual responses. I have quite a few already. Mainly though, I get this idiotic complaint from other English speakers. How hard is it to realize that in English a citizen of the USA is called an American, there is no other word for them. In Spanish, feel free to use estadounidense assuming you are able to pronounce it and feel that strongly about it. Me, I don't much care what the complaint is and while I CAN pronounce estadounidense I don't need to throw it into an English sentence. Argh! Save us from the PC police. I have to say that my favorite quote from that blog follows, isn't it funny that the same people that object to the use of the word American for citizens of the USA also object to calling the game played there 'football'. Heh! Americans settle back in their easy chairs each fall to watch Monday Night Football. Note that no one there refers to it as Monday Night American Football. Who then uses the term “American football”? It sure as hell isn’t the gringos. Just for the misguided pleasure of watching it dribble out of your mouth, explain to me why you call it “American” football. Oh Yea! Wonderful blog and post! I so totally agree. All that whiny complaining about what we are called in English just irritates me and wants me to swat the person like a fly. I will add their great examples to my own usual responses. I have quite a few already. Mainly though, I get this idiotic complaint from other English speakers. How hard is it to realize that in English a citizen of the USA is called an American, there is no other word for them. In Spanish, feel free to use estadounidense assuming you are able to pronounce it and feel that strongly about it. Me, I don’t much care what the complaint is and while I CAN pronounce estadounidense I don’t need to throw it into an English sentence. Argh! Save us from the PC police.

I have to say that my favorite quote from that blog follows, isn’t it funny that the same people that object to the use of the word American for citizens of the USA also object to calling the game played there ‘football’. Heh!

Americans settle back in their easy chairs each fall to watch Monday Night Football. Note that no one there refers to it as Monday Night American Football. Who then uses the term “American football”? It sure as hell isn’t the gringos. Just for the misguided pleasure of watching it dribble out of your mouth, explain to me why you call it “American” football.

]]> By: Working Gringa http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/2010/07/05/speaking-of-americans/comment-page-1/#comment-1120 Working Gringa Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:21:11 +0000 http://www.lawsonsyucatan.com/?p=1188#comment-1120 Thats a great blog... thanks!! Thats a great blog… thanks!!

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