View Single Post
Old 04-27-2007, 06:05 AM  
Lee
Confirmed User
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Kernow
Posts: 2,977
America refers to the country, like Americans refers to its citizens. North America relates to the continent, like North Americans relates to the citizens of the countries in the continent.

Simple really.

I think your opening statement of "In blah blah we say blah blah to name the whole continent" shows how the details get lost in translation. There is no continent called America, theres North & South America.
Lee is offline   Share thread on Digg Share thread on Twitter Share thread on Reddit Share thread on Facebook Reply With Quote