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Canada isn't America? So what continent is it on? Africa?
There is no continent called America.
However, there is a country that hundreds of millions of people identify as “America”.
Be smarter.
HAH HAH HAH heh. What continent is Mexico on? What continent is the USA on? Hint: United States of ... Are you smarter than a 3rd grader? Fucking lame ass trolls.
Imagine spending your time being intentionally obtuse about the colloquial understanding of "America" and then calling other people "lame ass trolls." C'mon man. Be better.
Imagine having nothing better to do than argue about a definition that has 5-6 different ways to interpret it. Only MAGA and ther ilk have the inability to grasp that there are other countries that can be labeled "American".
Hi Wilco, the others went traight to sarcasm, which is not a good way to communicate. The point they failed to make was that the continent the USA, Mexico and Canada are located on is officially called "North America", not just "America". And people usually don't even use "America" for the combination of North, South and Central one. The USA is offcially called the USA, so there appears to be nothing called just America officially. I would argue that people do use America in common speach - but then the use differ locally. In my European country we use it to mean the US. If we want to talk about the continent, we can also use it, but we need to specify we're talking about the continent and which part, otherwise it gets confusing.
Name one, and then go out and ask random strangers as a control group what they think.
North America vs "America". I know it's a struggle, but if you keep practicing and repeating it, it might make it past that neutronium-plated skull of yours.
So Mexico is on the continent of Mexico? Canada is where? The whole continent is America ... its named after a specific guy. Being obtuse is one thing, but hurling insults over something this stupid is childish. Enjoy the 🚫
Most English-speaking countries teach the seven-continent model. There is no place named "America," so when native English speakers omit "The United States of" for brevity, other native English speakers understand that they're referring to the USA.
It seems to cause some confusion with cultures that are taught the six-continent model (in which there is a continent called "America"). I would guess that it's because a lot of people are unaware of these cultural differences.
Edit to actually answer your question 😅: In English, Canada is in a continent called "North America"
Its all just America. America is named after Amerigo Vespucci (1454–1512), an Italian explorer and cartographer. His name wasn't "North America" ... so you all are wrong. It is what it is.
Oh that was centuries ago. In the US, we've even divided states in a similar manner over the years. The Province of Carolina became North Carolina and South Carolina. Dakota Territory -> North and South Dakota. Virginia and... West Virginia (not sure why no "East Virginia").
I suppose you can say it's "wrong" on the Internet, but if you tried the six-continent model on a school test in an English-speaking country, it would likely be marked as incorrect.
There are also five- and I think even four-continent models in some cultures. The thought of any of them being "wrong" is really interesting, to me. Personally, I've never really thought about any of them as "right" or "wrong", just cultural differences.
The point is moot either way. Canada and the USA are on the exact same continent. Say American or say North American ... the US and Canada are the same.
Sure. I was mostly just trying to answer your question and clear up some of the confusion. In all continent models, Canada and the USA are indeed on the same continent 🙂
Might be meant to explain that folks say "American" to mean people from the United States more often than the American continents. Especially since it's for teaching people a different language.
Yea, but we troll MAGA by telling them that Mexicans and Canadians are Americans ... it breaks them.
You don’t like to be publicly respected for your informed opinions?
Why not?
Everybody knows what you are saying. What percentage would you estimate are impressed?