What? American is the official demonym for US citizens. Sorry for the confusion, but American is the only correct demonym and has been for a long time.
Edit: Actually, when is there ever any confusion? There isn't a whole lot the "Americas" as a whole have in common. If you want to do continent-based demonyms, just prefix North or South.
> The Americas, or America, (Spanish: América, Portuguese: América, French: Amérique, Dutch: Amerika, Aymara: Amërika, Quechua: Amirika, Guaraní: Amérika) are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World.
I was initially being sarcastic but if you want to get serious on the topic, let's at least admit that there would indeed be confusion for an extraterrestrial coming to Earth for the first time. Wouldn't you find it funny if people from China were called Asians instead of Chinese or if Mexican people called themselves Americans instead of Mexicans?
I was initially being sarcastic but if you want to get serious on the topic, let's at least admit that there would indeed be confusion for an extraterrestrial coming to Earth for the first time
If that's the primary confusion scenario, I think I'm comfortable with the way things worked out. ;) Also, I was mostly commenting on wyclif, I got your sarcasm.
Thankfully the Mexicans don't get as upset about our appropriation of the term "United States", as they have just as much claim to it. (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) Otherwise, we from The Land Between Mexico And Canada would have nothing to call ourselves that doesn't ruffle someone's feathers.
Since I was born in the continent AMERICA and my family is from the country Canada, I guess I am known as a Canadian American?
Just cause someone made a mistake we shouldn't propagate it.
/sarcasm