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What would you like to change about Lemmy culture? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 4 months ago by PinkyCoyote@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] lemonmelon@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Counterpoint: there is no continent named "America." "North American," "South American," and even "Central American," or "Latin American," for added specificity, are completely sufficient demonyms for the denizens of the continents (and subreigon) writ large.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml -2 points 4 months ago

Very true, all the more reason why we shouldn't allow one country in the americas to lay claim to the term.

The US doesn't even have most of the most populous cities in the americas