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I thought that people who refer to themselves as such were making a cultural reference to Miss South Carolina's embarrassing speech during the beauty pageant. Is it not so?
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Apparently, the term "American" means anyone from the Americas. To clarify things, United Statians could be called "statians", US Americans, etc.
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Not this again. We don't call ourselves "Statians".
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We call ourselves "United Statians," for only when united do we stand.
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People from the United States are "Americans."
Stop fighting it. That's what people from the United States are called, and that's how we refer to ourselves.
For the record, it was Miss TEEN South Carolina.
I have never heard anyone refer to themselves specifically as a "US American" unless dealing with one of those people who think that, for one reason or another, people from the US should be called something other than what they've called themselves since the 18th century (1765 according to Etymonline.com).
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LOL "Statians". O how glad I am we aren't called that.
Americans is just fine by me.
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Ah, yes...this old topic. Search through the archives and you'll find some nice discussions on this throughout the years.
As usual, I have to chime in and say that the notion of referring to ourselves as "Statians" is absolutely ridiculous. No one uses it; no one will use it. Why should we? (see my previous arguments in the archive on this topic for my reasoning).
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<<Is it correct to call oneself a "US American"?>>
No it is not correct.
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''US American, United Statesan, Usonian", ect...are all neologisms created by angry foreigners who want to tell Americans what to call ourselves.
Nobody entertains that foolishness.
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<<Apparently, the term "American" means anyone from the Americas.>>
No it doesn't. That usage is archaic.
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I was born in America(s) therefore I'm an American, people from the United States are also Americans but more specifically United Statians (or simply Statians) most languages have a word of United Statian except English...
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We have a right to call ourselves what we want. I don't go to other countries and tell them what name is right for them.
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But is "US American" gramatically correct?
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