On Sunday 02 October 2011 15:58:01 consul tores wrote:
> i am from El Salvador of America, but we do not take "America" only
> for us; maybe it is related to common sense! or maybe low knowledge of
> Geography. it is the same with North America without Mexico.

I agree, consul tores and try to remember to say either the USofA or the USA 
when meaning that country.  But I have never found an acceptable way for 
saying that someone is a native of that country.  Citizen of the USofA 
perhaps??  Maybe we should coin an adjective.  USian perhaps?

Lisi
(Who once spent 6 weeks in America, but has never been to the USA.)


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