They are welcome to be as upset as they like, but considering that the entire 
world refers to us as "Americans" -- and has for a couple hundred years -- I 
don't see why it is somehow our failing.  It is a legitimate shortening of the 
name "United States of America," just as "Mexico" is a a legitimate shortening 
of the *actual* name of the country, which is "Estados Unidos Mexicanos."   
Similarly, Brazil is really "Republica Federativa de Brasil" and Venzuela is 
"Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela."  

Jon


 
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And I have been old that the non-U.S. residents / citizens get a bit
upset that we claim the entire continent for ourselves. After all,
Canadians are AMERICANS, as are Mexicans, Peruvians, Brazilians, and all
the rest (no offense meant to people whose country I did not mention).
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