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Wiki: The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America.

I refer to the United States of America as USofA.

Is there a problem or issue with me referring to it as the USofA?

If so, please show me where it states that I am wrong in referring to the United States of America as the USofA.

Additionally, please show me where it states that I am being insulting or funny in referring to the United States of America as the USofA.
 

No issue with me Aunt Marg.

"I think there's a lot of confusion here due to cultural differences... Many people aren't understanding what's "wrong" with using U.S. or U.S. Citizen. As far as I can tell, "America" is the word people use when they are feeling patriotic, or experiencing national pride. America has many positive feelings associated with it. Try to find anyone on July 4 saying "United States"... everyone is saying "America." United States is a much more dry term, usually seen in textbooks and the like. It's like the difference between "home" and "house". Even USofA and USA are warmer terms than United States."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Archive_("U.S."_or_"American")
 
@Aunt Marg ... it's just something not especially used by people who live in this country..

Here's some USofA's

AcronymDefinition
USOAUniform System of Accounts
USOAUnited States of America (less common)
USOAUnderwater Society of America
USOAUnited States Ombudsman Association (Johnston, IA)
USOAUnited States Overseas Airlines
USOAUnited States Othello Association
USOAUnited States Olympic Academy (Colorado, CO)
 
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The way this country is heading, you may be more accurate if you leave out the "United". Since the last few years it seems as though groups of nutcases in some States spend more time threatening to secede than to be a united country.

For the first time in the history of this "gathering of states" , we have 2 presidents of (I guess) two different countries. No wonder folks are confused, including citizens of these states.

And Aunt Marge,, you'll get no criticism from me. For all of the pride that is left here, the old saying might apply- -"You can call me anything, just don't call me late for lunch late for lunch."
 
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The way this country is heading, you may be more accurate if you leave out the "United". Since the last few years it seems as though groups of nutcases in some States spend more time threatening to secede than to be a united country.

For the first time in the history of this "gathering of states" , we have 2 presidents of (I guess) two different countries. No wonder folks are confused, including citizens of these states.

And Aunt Marge,, you'll get no criticism from me. For all of the pride that is left here, the old saying might apply- -"You can call me anything, just don't call me late for lunch late for lunch."
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Yes Dave, you are so right. ... hard pressed to find anything United anywhere!
 
To most Europeans, they are not quite used to exactly what the United States of America is, or means. The internet has shaken their understanding. There are fifty States, each with their own cultural identity, their own State laws, yet they are part of a greater whole, known as the United States.

Hang on, let me think about this. You are from Tennessee, but you are from America too, so Tennessee is like a province, right? No, it's a State, with it's own State laws, yet it also observes and is bound by, Federal Laws.

What? You mean that Federal law and treaties, so long as they are in accordance with the Constitution, preempt conflicting State and territorial laws in the 50 States and in the territories?

Precisely so.

When this fundamental tenet of American society was realised here in the UK, coupled with the admittance by the European powers that be, that they aspired that the European Union would become a United States of Europe, based on The American model, it caused a backlash that eventually led to what would ultimately became known as, Brexit.
 
Most of us here either say US or USA. I don't understand why everyone has to nitpick everything to death on this forum. US of A ... America ... WTH difference does it make? You're calling it what it is. I don't know why people can't just deal with it instead of being so insulted over such petty crap.

A lot of other places call it the States. So just let it roll Marg.
 
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I refer to the United States of America as USofA.

Is there a problem or issue with me referring to it as the USofA?
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Works for me

I usually just say 'US', or, when offshore, 'the states'
Everbod seemed to know what I was talking about

When down south, I often heard 'merica'
Like 'it's jus' not 'merican'

'course that was mostly in bars....waaaay passed happy hour

When folks refer to the US as America, I usually ask 'North? Central? or South?'
 
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The first few times I read posts with the abbreviation 'us' written concerning the United States of America, it did not particularly bother me. I figured they were just using shorthand for U S of A. But after a time, using 'us' struck me as lazy and annoying, I have no allusions that the citizens of the U S of A /or it's government is superior to any other nation. "a superiority complex," by any U S of A citizen is wrong thinking. And that goes for people of other nations who think U S of A citizens all think that way.
 
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