On Sun, 2011-10-02 at 16:19 +0100, Lisi wrote:
> 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.)

US-American? In German I often write "US-Amerikaner".

- Ralf



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