NotSpez@lemm.ee to Curated Tumblr@sh.itjust.works · 11 months agoWhat’s in a name?i.imgur.comimagemessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1880arrow-down136
arrow-up1844arrow-down1imageWhat’s in a name?i.imgur.comNotSpez@lemm.ee to Curated Tumblr@sh.itjust.works · 11 months agomessage-square113fedilink
minus-squarePM_ME_FEET_PICS@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down13·11 months agoNobody refers to Canada or Mexico as America. North America is not America and American is exclusively used to refer to the US.
minus-squareaccideath@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·11 months agoWell apparently not exclusively so, at least outside of the US, because the American Eagle is not just US-American.
minus-squareHumbertTetere@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·11 months agoNot exclusively, no. It usually means the US, but it’s far from exclusive. Especially when it comes to species names, the assumption is absurd.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workscakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoThere’s also a European Eagle.
Nobody refers to Canada or Mexico as America. North America is not America and American is exclusively used to refer to the US.
Well apparently not exclusively so, at least outside of the US, because the American Eagle is not just US-American.
Not exclusively, no. It usually means the US, but it’s far from exclusive. Especially when it comes to species names, the assumption is absurd.
Incorrect
There’s also a European Eagle.