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  1. No problem. I know it's not technically correct it's just an old habit which is difficult to break


  2. I think it's universally accepted that America means the USA. And there is no continent called 'America', there are two - North America or South America which are collectively called the Americas

    It's a bit pedantic to pull people up for using America instead of the USA, it's only a forum post not a diplomatic agreement or something.

    In other news I bloody hope Assange gets released (it'd be cool if someone breaks him out)
    He's like a real life V, it's so interesting to watch the leak drama unfold - I wonder what other dirtier secrets wikileaks have - I wonder if they have anything on UFOs.
  4. By no means it's "pedantic", what the hell. I'm just tired of hearing America meaning the USA. In fact, the whole continent is called America and is subdivided into South America, North America, Central America and the Antilles.

    And the fact that something's widely accepted doesn't mean that it's right, are you crazy? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels or what?
  5. Originally posted by Doc32:[..]

    I'm not a big fan of Obama, actually i'm not a fan at all, but publishing state security information is against United States interests. I'd have no problem watching this guy fry




    The way tens of thousands of innocent people were fried by the politics of USA government?

    Truth should be above all other interests. And the truth showed that USA diplomats act like world Sheriffs.
  6. Originally posted by Yogi:[..]



    The way tens of thousands of innocent people were fried by the politics of USA government?

    Truth should be above all other interests. And the truth showed that USA diplomats act like world Sheriffs.


    Good now terrorists can have vital security information stolen from the US government which outlines key targets which are vulnerable to strike. The potential deaths of thousands of innocent Americans is an acceptable tradeoff for the "truth"
  7. And let's not act like it's just the United States. Plenty of other countries have blood on their hands from these documents from what i've heard.
  8. Originally posted by LikeASong:By no means it's "pedantic", what the hell. I'm just tired of hearing America meaning the USA. In fact, the whole continent is called America and is subdivided into South America, North America, Central America and the Antilles.

    And the fact that something's widely accepted doesn't mean that it's right, are you crazy? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Goebbels or what?


    I have no idea how comparing the use of 'America' as a term for the US to Nazi propaganda constitutes an argument.

    And actually it's not even being pedantic, just incorrect:

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/america

    A·mer·i·ca
       /əˈmɛrɪkə/ Show Spelled[uh-mer-i-kuh] Show IPA
    –noun
    1.
    United States.
    2.
    North America.
    3.
    South America.
    4.
    Also called the Americas. North and South America, considered together.



    The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

    And of course basic logic would defeat any argument that 'America' is an incorrect term for the US as US citizens are called "Americans" and not United Statesians or United States of Americans etc.

    So for English speakers at least, it is perfectly fine to use America


  10. Ahem, that's not proven as yet and it is hardly a coincidence that a high profile character like Assange just happens to be wanted for a sex crime.

    Freedom of information is the basis of any democracy - this is hardly any different to the oft criticized government censorship in China and North Korea - either you believe that public should know the truth or you prefer Orwellian governments who seek to manipulate perceptions of reality.
  11. Originally posted by vanquish:[..]

    Ahem, that's not proven as yet and it is hardly a coincidence that a high profile character like Assange just happens to be wanted for a sex crime.

    Freedom of information is the basis of any democracy - this is hardly any different to the oft criticized government censorship in China and North Korea - either you believe that public should no the truth or you prefer Orwellian governments who seek to manipulate perceptions of reality.


    Not all information should be able to be freely accessed by the public though. Especially when it potentially compromises the safety of the public who the information would be free to
  12. Originally posted by vanquish:I have no idea how comparing the use of 'America' as a term for the US to Nazi propaganda constitutes an argument.

    And actually it's not even being pedantic, just incorrect:

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/america
    [..]

    [..]
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

    And of course basic logic would defeat any argument that 'America' is an incorrect term for the US as US citizens are called "Americans" and not United Statesians or United States of Americans etc.

    So for English speakers at least, it is perfectly fine to use America

    I wasn't comparing Goebbels with the use of America as a term for the USA, I was comparing Goebbels with your argument!! Goebbel's most famous quote is "A lie repeated thousands of times becomes a truth" and I thought your argument of 'It's widely accepted that America means USA' seemed a bit like that to me.

    Well, I'm not a native English speaker and therefore I can't give my direct opinion on that, but miscalling America to the USA is a widely recognised mistake in Spanish, yes or yes, there's no discussion on that. And I think it's a bad habit also for English speakers, a mistake that is so common that's not regarded as a mistake anymore.
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