FrogPrincess@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agoGerman-speakers of Lemmy, does 'Amerika' normally mean 'the Americas' or 'the USA'?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up142arrow-down14
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareGerman-speakers of Lemmy, does 'Amerika' normally mean 'the Americas' or 'the USA'?FrogPrincess@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squareThoralf Will@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·1 month agoI would not use „Amerika“ if I would refer to the US. I usually mean the geographical combination of North and South America if I would use the term. If I want to reference the US, I would use „die USA“, „die Vereinigten Staaten“ or in short just „die Staaten“.
minus-squarevery_well_lost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month ago die USA NSA has entered the chat
I would not use „Amerika“ if I would refer to the US. I usually mean the geographical combination of North and South America if I would use the term.
If I want to reference the US, I would use „die USA“, „die Vereinigten Staaten“ or in short just „die Staaten“.
NSA has entered the chat