"karel" wrote in message
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always believed america's a continent


Actually there are two America continents, North America and South America.
It is fairly common usage, among both native and foreign users of the term,
to refer to the United States of America as just, "America", however
incorrect the usage may be. Since we natives commonly speak of ourselves as
Americans, I suppose there is a certain level
of consistency in speaking of the nation as America. Ah, well.

HWB