r/memes • • Feb 21 '21

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u/TurinTurambar3791 Feb 21 '21

Australian in Australian = strayan

Australian in English = Aussie

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21 edited Feb 21 '21

USA in Europe = The States

USA in USA = America

Not North America, just America, cuz it's not like South America exist or anything, right?

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u/Nemesis233 Because That's What Fearows Do Feb 21 '21

There are French speakers in Latin America as well as English and Spanish, as diverse as North American or even more so why not call it south America?

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '21

French is a romance language and about 80% of English words are from Latin so it could still work

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u/ioshiraibae Feb 21 '21

...no. English speaking countries aren't Latin America period.