← Back to context

Comment by mskogly

16 hours ago

The whole continent of America made a breakthrough?

You know how the United Arab Emirates are known as the Emirates, how the United Mexican Sates are known as Mexico and how the United States of America is known as America? Are you unfamiliar with what synecdoche is?

Yes. North America.

United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (formerly NAFTA)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Mexico%E...

https://www.ghy.com/trade-compliance/guidance-on-us-energy-i...

https://www.heritage.org/trade/report/analysis-the-united-st...

  • Now USMCA (if you are American) or CUSMA (if you are Canadian) or T-MEC (if you are Mexican).

    Canadian United States Mexico Agreement.

    It is up for review July 1st I believe.

  • Or, as you've presented, three of the twenty three independent states and territories of North America.