It has nothing to do with Hubris. It's the name of the country: United States of America. or America for short. The continent is North America, and we're all North Americans.
Keith Whaley wrote: > As a US citizen, that has always bothered me. > To call those citizens of the U.S. of A. "Americans" seems to be great > hubris, especially when it's them saying it, and patently ignores the > fact that there are other Americans, both north and south of the Canal Zone. > I suppose it's like coke in lieu of Coca Cola. In spite of CC's lawyers, > common usage makes it acceptable, if not legal. . . > Nevertheless, the feeling remains. > > keith whaley > > Steve Desjardins wrote: > > > > I was looking through Shutterbug yesterday and noticed that 3 of the > > 6(?) photographers they were interviewing where referred to as "North > > Americans", not Americans or Canadians. I have noticed this elsewhere. > > Is this usage becoming common? From what I have seen, this does not > > seem to include Mexicans although this certainly spoils my sense of > > geography. > > > > I'm not complaining about anything, just curious. This is the only > > international group with which I can discuss such things. The UN won't > > return my Emails :-( > > > > Steven Desjardins > > Department of Chemistry > > Washington and Lee University > > Lexington, VA 24450 > > (540) 458-8873 > > FAX: (540) 458-8878 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
