FrogPrincess to AsklemmyEnglish · 4 days agoGerman-speakers of Lemmy, does 'Amerika' normally mean 'the Americas' or 'the USA'?message-squaremessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down15
arrow-up146arrow-down1message-squareGerman-speakers of Lemmy, does 'Amerika' normally mean 'the Americas' or 'the USA'?FrogPrincess to AsklemmyEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square27fedilink
minus-squaregrandellinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoI believe everybody uses it wrong though. Technically “Amerika” is the continent. But most people mean “Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika” (The United States of America aka USA)
I believe everybody uses it wrong though. Technically “Amerika” is the continent. But most people mean “Die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika” (The United States of America aka USA)