Language can be powerful in shaping ideas and the US has convinced the entire world that they are the “Americans” and everybody else on the 2 continents aren’t.

  • Swordgeek@lemmy.ca
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    12 days ago

    I agree and try to avoid ‘Americans’ as much as possible, but USians is awful and will never catch on.

    I tend to say US folks or yanks when it flows well. It’s not perfect, but it mostly works.

    I’ll never use USians, and most people will judge you poorly for trying to legitimize it.

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      11 days ago

      They can judge me, I don’t care. Yank, seppo, USAian, use whatever you like.