According to the dictionary:
American def:
A person from the USA
A person from the Americas
American def:
A person from the USA
A person from the Americas
Is it correct to call oneself a "US American"?
Btw, how do you think when people call American English as simply American? It seems to be as convenient as to call the country my passport is associated with, namely the PRC, as just China, while it doesn't represent everything at all...
No one calls it American. It just sounds wrong. Sometimes it is used jokingly and if you say it seriously you will get a 'lol' reaction.
<<But is "US American" gramatically correct? >>
Why wouldn't it be gramatically correct. Similar to "US Government", "US Forest Service", "US citizen", etc.
Why wouldn't it be gramatically correct. Similar to "US Government", "US Forest Service", "US citizen", etc.
US American, I suppose, is grammatically correct i.e. there's nothing grammatically wrong with it, but contextually it's redundant.
blah, blah, balh. There is no way in hell I'm going to call my self anything but an American. That is not going to change.
In Brazil, they call you United States Americans, as they consider themselves American also, albeit South American.
I guess the people of Miami are now more American in this sense, what with the high Latin population.
I guess the people of Miami are now more American in this sense, what with the high Latin population.
<<In Brazil, they call you United States Americans>>
So, it looks like we've concluded that US American is OK (but not mandatory).
So, it looks like we've concluded that US American is OK (but not mandatory).
If someone called me a "US American" I would assume they were trying to make a political statement and were being purposefully abrasive. You're better off calling us "Americans." "US American" is GRAMMATICALLY correct, but if there are Americans around, you'd be wise to refer to them simply as Americans, not US Americans.
<<If someone called me a "US American" I would assume they were trying to make a political statement and were being purposefully abrasive>>
It could also be an attempt to poke a bit of fun at political correctness.
It could also be an attempt to poke a bit of fun at political correctness.
<There is no way in hell I'm going to call my self anything but an American>
There are names for people like you!
There are names for people like you!
"In Brazil, they call you United States Americans"
IN ENGLISH, American is the term used for United States citizens. The literal translations of other languages' terms is irrelevant.
IN ENGLISH, American is the term used for United States citizens. The literal translations of other languages' terms is irrelevant.
In China, you are United States people (ah, yes, United Statians!!), but don't make it American people, because no one calls him/herself as a beauty.