17-08-2003 19:55									#1
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What do you call it?

	17-08-2003 19:59									#2
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In dutch
States or america or VS

english
States or america or US

	17-08-2003 19:59									#3
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Usually US or America. Very rarely USA...

	17-08-2003 20:01									#4
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I usually call it "Jenkkilä", which translates to something akin to "Yankeeland". It's a common expression for USA, around here in Finland. Or I use "Usa", which is said as a word, not an acronym.

	17-08-2003 20:06									#5
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well I called Finland "ball-licker-land" SO THERE MU&AHAHHAHHA

	17-08-2003 20:06									#6
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In English I usually call it the US, though I use USA for emphasis.

In Chinese it's called "American nation" and I don't know of any other form existing.

	17-08-2003 20:08									#7
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In Mexico its called 'gringolandia'.

	17-08-2003 20:11									#8
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quote: Originally posted by LTEC! In Mexico its called 'gringolandia'.

Just don't call it Norteamerica - it offends the Canadians.

	17-08-2003 20:20									#9
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USA most of the time.

	17-08-2003 20:43									#10
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Ameriki (America) very seldom

IPA (Inomenes Polities Amerikis - United States of America) more often.

	17-08-2003 20:43									#11
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I always say US. Not "United States" nor "America," but "Yew-Ess."

	17-08-2003 20:46									#12
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Artzot haBrit = The lands/states/countries of the union/alliance/treaty.

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I call my country United States much more often than I call it America.

	17-08-2003 21:11									#14
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The US.

I say that alot, but rarely 'America'.

	17-08-2003 21:19									#15
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In my own language.. I also call it 'Jenkkilä' most of the times, but it's not offensive term.

If in english, then I prefer using the US... I avoid using America, but sometimes I use the word because I don't want to repeat the same words over and over again.

	17-08-2003 21:24									#16
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I mostly say "Amerika"... but sometimes it's USA also

	17-08-2003 21:34									#17
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	17-08-2003 21:42									#18
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i live in the US, and i'm american.

	17-08-2003 21:44									#19
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Usually United States.

The good thing is that in Spanish, you can say gringo without saying it: estadunidense (as in someone from the United states, or EE UU). But most people still say Americanos.

	17-08-2003 22:37									#20
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"United States" or "USA", yet "Northamerican" works in a pinch.

Btw, "Estadounidense" or "Norteamericano" is what I usually hear in Spanish, while "Americano" is very rare among my Latinamerican friends (different hangouts, I guess). "Gringo"/"yanqui" are the most common in daily conversation though.

Frankly, the Founding Fathers & co. should have come up with a more original name...not simply reusing the name of the continent and adding "United States of"....very uncreative, rather bland and "pragmatic".

I'm sure say, most of Europe, would be a little PO'ed if France or Germany had called themselves "Something (Empire, Reich, Federation, whatever) of Europe".

	17-08-2003 22:53									#21
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amiland

	18-08-2003 08:02									#22
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I believe that when they chose the name an alternate was Columbia.

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Typically, the USA, or United States, or just the States. Never heard Amiland before. Guess it makes sense tho.

	18-08-2003 11:36									#24
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The founding fathers didn't see any problem with including the name of the continent in their new countries name because, as is the case in Australia, there were no other countries in the continent at the time.

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Varies, but I try to avoid calling it America as that's a pair of continents, not a country.

	18-08-2003 13:55									#26
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I call it both

I rarely use USA, and never actually say the long form of USA. I prefer US

	18-08-2003 15:06									#28
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USA most of the time.

Vereinigte Staaten (= United States) sometimes, knowing that it's equivalent of calling China just the Peoples Republic and therefor incomplete.

Amerika seldom, being well aware that there are a lot of other countries on the continent with that name. Neither do I call the EU Europe, and not only because it's not yet a country.

Amiland and similar yet more seldom and only in snide remarks.

	19-08-2003 01:03									#29
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I generally call it US but call US citizens "Americans", although I agree with Sir Ralph that it should be avoided, like with EU/Europe(ans). I always hate it when in the media there's something about our eastern neighbors and they say "They're on their way to Europe." How stupid!

	19-08-2003 01:06									#30
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I call it the US, or the USA. Sometimes without thinking I call it America, but again, thats degrading to the other American nations, its like saying they own the two continents, or we live on a planet run by Washinton DC..... just a minute.....