When the accusation means the death penalty with no trial, nobody is safe

      • Pegajace@lemmy.world
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        No, that’s “The Americas.” In English, it’s widely understood that “America” on its own is referring to the USA.

        • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          19 hours ago

          Uh, I’m not certain that’s true.

          An American person is from the United States of America, sure.

          If someone said “I met this guy from America” I would genuinely wonder whether they wanted me to assume that the guy was from the USA or if they were about to clarify.

          In English speaking countries, when you refer to anything from “The Americas”, there’s a likelihood it’s from the United States of America, and one might assume that, but it’s something less than “widely understood” abbreviation.

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          Oh and here we are, thinking everyone on earth speaks English. How American of you!

          /s