What is the language "British"?

[Jack Gates]

On Monday 28 August 2006 13:56, Robin Laing wrote:
> Guillermo Garron wrote:
> > When you all say American, you mean US and Canada or only US, as
> > lot of US guys "think" that America is from Canada to Mexico
> > (including alaska, Hawaii and others), while actually America is
> > from Alaska to Tierra del fuego in Argentina.

You are right!

> This is one of my pet peeves and a way to dig at those from the US.
>  I live in Canada so when someone says American, I say that I am
> one as well.  The US citizens usually mean just themselves.

You are right!

It appears that we are rather arrogant in this matter.  Everyone 
living any where in the Americas are indeed Americans.

http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/aug03/america.html

http://history.enotes.com/history-fact-finder/exploration-settlement/how-did-america-get-its-name

http://www.4to40.com/QA/index.asp?category=science&counter=187

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Jack Gates http://www.morningstarcom.net