FrogPrincess to AsklemmyEnglish · 5 hours agoGerman-speakers of Lemmy, does 'Amerika' normally mean 'the Americas' or 'the USA'?message-squaremessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down14
arrow-up134arrow-down1message-squareGerman-speakers of Lemmy, does 'Amerika' normally mean 'the Americas' or 'the USA'?FrogPrincess to AsklemmyEnglish · 5 hours agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareFrogPrincessOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 hours ago Depends on the context. If it is written/talked about in a geographic context, it will usually mean “the Americas”. If it’s in a political context, it will mean “the USA”. That’s a good point.
That’s a good point.