How do you call someone born in the US besides "American"?
How do you call someone born in the US besides "American"?
Well, everybody born in the american continent is technically "american" too, including Central and South America. Is there a specific term in english for these people?
Edit: Thanks for all your answers, especially the wholesome ones and those patient enough to explain it thoroughly. Since we (South Americans) and you (North Americans) use different models/conventions of continent boundaries, it makes sense for you to go by "Americans", while it doesn't for us.
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I have never heard anyone refer to themselves as American the way people refer to themselves as European. It's really not a thing so there is literally zero confusion when you call a citizen of the USA an American.
Because the USA took that title already.
I know a lot of people from central/south america that are mad about that and they make a comment whenever you say "american." They prefer the term "estadounidense" which is just someone who is from the USA.
I don't blame them because it is pretty self centered especially whenever there are two whole ass continents that term could apply to, but I don't think get the anger around it lol.