Thread: saying America when actually referring to the USA

Originally Posted by Deborski

But even most Canadians I know don't bat an eye when I refer to US citizens as "Americans."

For that matter, when Islamic radicals say Marg bar Amrika! (Farsi) or Al maut li Amrika! (Arabic), they don't mean "Смерть Канаде!"

Sometimes I just call us "Murkans"

I've also seen the spelling "Merkins". (Note that, historically, a "merkin" was a маленький парик для лобка!)