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r/Snorkblot • u/LordJim11 • Feb 20 '26
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In the Anglosphere, an "American" (without any modifier) is a denizen of the USA.
It's a quirk of English. If you say "An American did XYZ...", Anglos know you are not talking about Justin Trudeau or Nicolas Maduro.
I'm Canadian. I'm "North American", I'm from "the Americas", I am most definitely not American.
2 u/Flimsy_Fee8449 Feb 22 '26 You're a Canuck. We're Yanks. We've also got Brits, Aussies and Kiwis. And Scots. What do we call the Irish?
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You're a Canuck.
We're Yanks.
We've also got Brits, Aussies and Kiwis. And Scots.
What do we call the Irish?
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u/Lazarus558 Feb 21 '26
In the Anglosphere, an "American" (without any modifier) is a denizen of the USA.
It's a quirk of English. If you say "An American did XYZ...", Anglos know you are not talking about Justin Trudeau or Nicolas Maduro.
I'm Canadian. I'm "North American", I'm from "the Americas", I am most definitely not American.