[Ipg-smz] [Ipg-l] Edit question: "American"

[Christine Hall]

You're spot on, Alfred. Probably because of the five years I spent in 
Canada, I absolutely refuse to use the word "Americans" to refer 
specifically to U.S. folks, for the same reason that you mention. 
Americans from other countries in the Americas will often notice this 
and be appreciative, and if they don't notice it'll be because you 
haven't offended, as they think they're just as American as we are.

Christine Hall
Publisher & Editor
FOSS Force: Keeping tech free
http://fossforce.com

On 9/11/19 4:42 PM, apoor--- via Ipg-l wrote:
> As a general rule, I try to avoid using “American” to refer to the 
> population of the United States. I try to use something like “U.S. 
> consumers” instead of “American consumer.” My reasoning is that the set 
> of “Americans” is larger than “U.S.” since the “Americas” comprise two 
> whole continents.
> 
> Does anyone else feel this way, or am I being a snowflake?
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