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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does anyone expect the word "american" to mean the same in both english and spanish?  Different languages, hence the different meanings attached to the same word.[/quote]

It does mean the same thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They know exactly what you mean when you say it.  They are just trying to prove some ridiculous point that why are you guys allowed to call yourselves American when we all live in South and Central America. Because the word "America" IS NOT in your countries name. Well, Mexico has United States in their name. Okay, well let them call themselves the United Stateters if they want. Around the world it is understood that American = someone from someplace like DC not   Quito, Ecuador.

I am a native speaker in Spanish and majored in it in Spanish.

American means USA in French too. [/quote]

I am a native Spanish speaker from Spain.  There, we refer to people from the U.S. as "estadounidenses" to denote "from the United States."  Not "Americans," or "americano/as."

"Americano/a" can mean from any country on the continent of America.[/quote]

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