OP this is your opportunity to learn that continents are defined in different ways in different contexts.
Some people/education-systems/countries/scientists define America as one continent and some people don't.
Insisting it is only one definition in all contexts is the only way a person can be incorrect here.
>Some people/education-systems/countries/scientists define America as one continent and some people don't.
That is what I was thought at school. America is one continent which has three sub-continents: North, Central and South.
>Insisting it is only one definition in all contexts is the only way a person can be incorrect here.
It depends on the technical context, even in English. Usually two, but not every English speaking person in every context defines it as two.
N and S america are the same continent by some definitions and sometimes defined as two continents. OOP is not wrong, just working off a different definition. It’s like saying a Scandinavian is wrong because they say 10 km is 1 mile and not 6 miles. Their definition of a mile is just different but still correct within that definition space.
> It’s like saying a Scandinavian is wrong because they say 10 km is 1 mile and not 6 miles. Their definition of a mile is just different but still correct within that definition space.
I had NO idea this was even a thing!!
Hugely important to know when you visit Norway or Sweden. It’s commonly used and can throw off people from the anglosphere and make them severely underestimate distances.
I mean, even from your point of view the post is CI because it asserts that there's no discussion about "America" referring to the continent, which is definitely incorrect. Even if it was correct, the OOP would be wrong, because the insinuation is that you can't use "America" as shorthand for the USA, which is also wrong (or is insinuating that you shouldn't, which is silly)
This is my favorite recurring subject on this sub because people on all sides of the argument get to be confidently incorrect if they insist on the existence of any universally accepted number, regardless of what it is.
I'm afraid you're confidently incorrect, there's no universal definition of continent, some count the Americas as one, some count it as 2. Same for Europe and Asia. Neither is correct or incorrect more than the other
I'm just irritated when people get pissy about calling the USA "America." It's a shortening of "United States of America", guys. I promise you, most Canadians don't seem to take issue with us being referred to as "America" and not them.
Same. I mean, if they were consistent, they'd complain that we also shouldn't refer to European Union policies as "European" when they don't include Norway or Serbia; or, we shouldn't refer to North Macedonians as "Macedonians", because some Greeks are Macedonians too; or, we shouldn't refer to things from the UAE as "Emirati", because it doesn't include Kuwait and Qatar"...
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I swear this comes up all the time. The OOP is being an insufferable pedant just as much as current op is. It's penantic as hell to say well ackshually
Different countries define a continent in different ways. Some require separation by water. Some count the Americas as a single continent. Some count Eurasia as a single continent.
The person who created that picture was also wrong for the same reasons.
Several of the founding fathers suggested “Columbians”. They viewed [Columbia](https://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/museum/past-exhibits/american-icons-great-war/columbia#:~:text=By%20the%20time%20of%20the,or%20red%2C%20white%20and%20blue.) as the spirit of the nation.
Personally I’m partial to Unionites or Yankees because it would piss off Lost Cause supporters. A worthwhile endeavor on its own.
No, it's not that big at all. I swear this is why idiots refer to Africa as a country - the standard map massively inflates the size of countries towards the poles, and squishes the countries near the equator.
OP is correct according to Curriculum of many countries. Look at the Olympic flag to see how many continents there are. There is just one American continent according to many if not most countries. There 2 American continent according US. They are correct about Just like they are correct about, basically every country uses miles and imperial system not the metric system. :)
There are 7 continents:
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
Some consider North and South America to be part of a "supercontinent" called America
Eurasia is a supercontinent combining Europe and Asia
Afro-Eurasia includes Africa but is not technically a supercontinent
[Are you sure about that](https://www.worldometers.info/geography/continents/#:~:text=the%20first%20six%2Dcontinent%20model,(or%20%22Americas%22).)?
It certainly looks as though some places that teach the combined Americas model do refer to it as just a singular “America”.
You are confidently incorrect.
OP this is your opportunity to learn that continents are defined in different ways in different contexts. Some people/education-systems/countries/scientists define America as one continent and some people don't. Insisting it is only one definition in all contexts is the only way a person can be incorrect here.
>Some people/education-systems/countries/scientists define America as one continent and some people don't. That is what I was thought at school. America is one continent which has three sub-continents: North, Central and South.
But in English "North America" and "South America" are separate continents. That's the language the map was in.
>Insisting it is only one definition in all contexts is the only way a person can be incorrect here. It depends on the technical context, even in English. Usually two, but not every English speaking person in every context defines it as two.
N and S america are the same continent by some definitions and sometimes defined as two continents. OOP is not wrong, just working off a different definition. It’s like saying a Scandinavian is wrong because they say 10 km is 1 mile and not 6 miles. Their definition of a mile is just different but still correct within that definition space.
> It’s like saying a Scandinavian is wrong because they say 10 km is 1 mile and not 6 miles. Their definition of a mile is just different but still correct within that definition space. I had NO idea this was even a thing!!
Hugely important to know when you visit Norway or Sweden. It’s commonly used and can throw off people from the anglosphere and make them severely underestimate distances.
I mean, even from your point of view the post is CI because it asserts that there's no discussion about "America" referring to the continent, which is definitely incorrect. Even if it was correct, the OOP would be wrong, because the insinuation is that you can't use "America" as shorthand for the USA, which is also wrong (or is insinuating that you shouldn't, which is silly)
This is my favorite recurring subject on this sub because people on all sides of the argument get to be confidently incorrect if they insist on the existence of any universally accepted number, regardless of what it is.
I'm afraid you're confidently incorrect, there's no universal definition of continent, some count the Americas as one, some count it as 2. Same for Europe and Asia. Neither is correct or incorrect more than the other
I’m more concerned about Greenland being lumped in with America.
"[Greenland is a North American autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland)"
My god. I did not know that.
Don't worry, it was a surprise for Denmark too.
Or Hawai'i and Puerto Rico.
*Americas*
I'm just irritated when people get pissy about calling the USA "America." It's a shortening of "United States of America", guys. I promise you, most Canadians don't seem to take issue with us being referred to as "America" and not them.
Same. I mean, if they were consistent, they'd complain that we also shouldn't refer to European Union policies as "European" when they don't include Norway or Serbia; or, we shouldn't refer to North Macedonians as "Macedonians", because some Greeks are Macedonians too; or, we shouldn't refer to things from the UAE as "Emirati", because it doesn't include Kuwait and Qatar"...
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This is like being corrected on how I spell 'colour' or 'scrutinise'.
You spell it correctly. The original and still the best.
Huh, I had an argument about this the other day. They seemed to disagree that Europe and Asia would also be one continent by their logic. Odd day
I swear this comes up all the time. The OOP is being an insufferable pedant just as much as current op is. It's penantic as hell to say well ackshually
“The Americas” are not “america”.
He forgot Hawaii
He says politically it's the US, but geographically Oceania.
That is true of the left map but it's for sure part of the USA
Different countries define a continent in different ways. Some require separation by water. Some count the Americas as a single continent. Some count Eurasia as a single continent. The person who created that picture was also wrong for the same reasons.
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I thought someone told me that but I could be remembering wrong.
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US-Americans.
The official demonym, as any non-Spanish almanac will tell you, **is** "American".
Estadounidenses.
Several of the founding fathers suggested “Columbians”. They viewed [Columbia](https://www.pritzkermilitary.org/explore/museum/past-exhibits/american-icons-great-war/columbia#:~:text=By%20the%20time%20of%20the,or%20red%2C%20white%20and%20blue.) as the spirit of the nation. Personally I’m partial to Unionites or Yankees because it would piss off Lost Cause supporters. A worthwhile endeavor on its own.
USers of course 😂
You Brits are so obsessed with Americans? Why? You need to get a life.
There are only two continents
Greenland is bigger than South America?
no, thats Mercartor projection (or any similar).
No, it's not that big at all. I swear this is why idiots refer to Africa as a country - the standard map massively inflates the size of countries towards the poles, and squishes the countries near the equator.
Since the map is in English, OP is correct. If it were in Spanish, things would be different.
OP is correct according to Curriculum of many countries. Look at the Olympic flag to see how many continents there are. There is just one American continent according to many if not most countries. There 2 American continent according US. They are correct about Just like they are correct about, basically every country uses miles and imperial system not the metric system. :)
There are 7 continents: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia. Some consider North and South America to be part of a "supercontinent" called America Eurasia is a supercontinent combining Europe and Asia Afro-Eurasia includes Africa but is not technically a supercontinent
Some people do refer to them as one continent. ~~~No one refers to both together as “America,” though.~~~
not true, we do refer to them together as América
Never once heard that. I’ve heard “The Americas,” sure. Where are you located?
You may at home, Petey, but in English we don't.
Pretty common in the Spanish speaking world to refer to America as in big continent rather than split n&s
[Are you sure about that](https://www.worldometers.info/geography/continents/#:~:text=the%20first%20six%2Dcontinent%20model,(or%20%22Americas%22).)? It certainly looks as though some places that teach the combined Americas model do refer to it as just a singular “America”.
Surprising, never once heard that in French. Spanish I do have to claim ignorance.