America's & American?

nick   Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:30 am GMT
what's the difference between America's & American?
Uriel   Thu Jan 26, 2006 4:39 am GMT
America's is a possessive -- America's coastlines, America's wildlife.

American is an adjective* -- American coastlines, American wildlife.

They can be used very similarly, as in the examples above; there would be little conceptual difference between them.


*American can also be a noun, as in "I'm an American."