Comment by defrost

5 days ago

The word "American" has many sub entries in the Oxford English Dictionary - not all of those meanings are "citizen of the USofA".

So much for unambiguous.

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rudhdb773b  5 days ago

Have you ever actually heard it used in conversation or writing where the speaker's intention was a meaning that included people outside of the USA? I haven't.

  • defrost  5 days ago

    I have, yes.

    I note, also, that you didn't ask if anyone

    > " heard it used in conversation or writing where the speaker's intention was a meaning that included people outside of America? "

    which further explans why non-USAians like myself adopted the practice decades past of prefering clarity for precision.