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0 pointsJadeNB4y ago0 comments

> Considering that the English-language web is almost completely occupied by USians, it would be hilarious if they were required to finally declare that they speak ‘American’ and not ‘English’.

For what it's worth, I have always described the language I speak as 'American', and it confuses people no end. ("Don't you mean 'English'?")

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sudo_raspberry4y ago

I find a similar response whenI say United Statesians either. The sentence "United Statesians speak American" could trigger a few people I know.

aasasd4y ago

Gotta say, I can see the dissonance there: you use the specific ‘name’ for the country, but the two continents for the language.

JadeNBOP4y ago

That's a good point. Even as someone who calls my language American and refers myself a USian in conversation, I do think I'd have trouble calling the language I speak USian—but, as you point out, calling it American is painting with a very broad brush indeed. Maybe "USian English" is clearest.

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