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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of all of the sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas, [b][i]only[/i][/b] the United States contains the name "America"

Therefore, it is logical that the United States of America would be the only country that abbreviates itself to "America"

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

Additionally, if you look over the entire list, every other country with similarly worded names (Republic of Costa Rica, Commonwealth of Dominica, Plurinational State of Bolivia, etc) abbreviates itself in exactly the same fashion.[/quote]

I don't really understand the problem with being respectful to others in the Americas by changing the default from "I'm American" to "I'm from the United States".  [/quote]

That is like saying Bolivians should refer to themselves as "Plurinational Statians" and the Chinese should refer to themselves as "Peoples Republicans".  Americans abbreviate in exactly the same was as every other country in the world.  You are being to sensitive.[/quote]

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