[ SECRET POST #2673 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2673 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

So remind me what continent Canada is on? USAnians might have tried to steal the brand, but they are as American as Mexicans and Canadians are. Saying a character from Canada is America is no different from saying an Englisher is European. Both descriptions are correct.

[(Anonymous)]

This is technically correct, but does not work if you want to be understood in actual conversation in the U.S. (I can't speak for anywhere else, as I am poor and travelling takes money)

[skippydelicious]

You know what they say about technically correct.

[iceyred]

No. We've been over this.

North America=continent.
America=country.

[making_excuses]

Oh thank heavens, I thought I was confused for a moment here.

Long rant ahead just ignore it:

Not to mention if you are going to generalise Englishmen call them Brits, Norwegians ->Scandinavian and so on, generally I would not classify myself as coming from my continent, nor would Englishmen in my experience. I assume that is pretty universal, you feel more connection to the area you are from, the classification goes "city - area-state-country-part of continent - continent - planet - solar system...

[(Anonymous)]

nooooooooooo

not this argument again

[(Anonymous)]

[vethica]

Best response right here.

[applemagpie]

Perfect response

[(Anonymous)]

Englisher.
What the hell?

[(Anonymous)]

oh please. i doubt any canadian thinks of, or calls, themselves american. it's not correct.

[(Anonymous)]

Why not, some of them think they are French! Poor Canada, living next to the USA and amongst the French.

[(Anonymous)]

My dear European friend, I would like to apologize on behalf of whatever jet-lagged Canadian tourist* you have encountered throughout your day, whom you may or may not have snarkily referred to as "an American." I realize we don't take it well, but you really do have to consider the mitigating factors, and I am certain your multiply-perforated body cavity will heal, OP.

*I may or may not have been said tourist at one point in time. *cough*

[(Anonymous)]

Anytime people say anything like "USAian" I just stop and go 'euhhh' .... It sounds so weird

[(Anonymous)]

Not my fault they couldn't come up with a non-weird name for the country.

[(Anonymous)]

That definition of "American" is unnecessarily vague if you know the character's nationality. Just say Canadian. Besides, I think the point of the secret is that people assume Deadpool comes from the US, not "Any Non-Specific Place in the Americas That Could Include Canada."

[diet_poison]

haha, this wank again.

fwiw, I agree with you, but I don't think it's going to change. People from the US will continue to use "American" as a national identifier. It is what it is.

[(Anonymous)]

I just wish people from the US didn't get so angry about it. The very suggestion seems to get some people really worked up, but it seems to me that even if you don't like the suggestion it's pretty harmless and understandable.

(I am from the US for reference)

[(Anonymous)]

lol nope. and you throwing a stink over it ain't gonna change anything. "american" is pretty much universally accepted to mean someone or something of the united states.

and wtf "USAnian" ???? "Englisher" ????
you're certainly a little confused.

[(Anonymous)]

"Englisher" has been around for years, in my experience.

[(Anonymous)]

Even more, technically everyone in the Americas IS American.

Other languages have this concept very clear, English in the only one where you have to make special, pointless distinctions to see what country or continent are you talking about.

[making_excuses]

Eh, don't speak for all of us thank you very much... This is almost as annoying as when people start talking about how difficult English is to learn because the same word can mean different things, at least you fucking spell them differently try learning Norwegian...

Also known as this issue is exactly the same in Norwegian too, it is because the continent and the country has the same name so if you don't wanna be specific and say North American you might end up slightly confused. Just like in Norwegian the country Ecuador and the equator is pronounced the same way... And I am sure there are more examples of this.. Languages, any of them are not completely clear cut or perfect, don't make 'em out to be.

[(Anonymous)]

Okay. Wanna know why we call ourselves Americans? Because saying you're a United States of American or United Statesian is a fucking mouthful.

[(Anonymous)]

Protip: Canadians don't like being called American. We go well out of our way to identify as Canadian. Not American. It doesn't matter what continent we're part of. Ain't no way you're calling us Americans.

[(Anonymous)]

As a Canadian: fuck you.