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minus-squareAbsolutelyClawless@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 hours agoI started saying “US of A” out loud because of internet memeing and one time it slipped during a (non-English) language class. I genuinely didn’t clock why people were laughing. I didn’t register I said that instead of the proper way.
minus-squareCoconut1233@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoGenuinely - as a non-American - what’s wrong with saying “US of A”?
minus-squareMrEff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·58 minutes agoBecause of our American exceptionalism we forgot we were a part OF the americas. So now we are THE USA. Hope that helps.
I started saying “US of A” out loud because of internet memeing and one time it slipped during a (non-English) language class. I genuinely didn’t clock why people were laughing. I didn’t register I said that instead of the proper way.
US AND A
Genuinely - as a non-American - what’s wrong with saying “US of A”?
Because of our American exceptionalism we forgot we were a part OF the americas. So now we are THE USA. Hope that helps.