You too are talking about two different things. While you Dave are correct about American being by definition someone living on the American continent, "American" has in many cultures been strongly associated with the US which is what PJ is saying. In French, for instance, an "américain" is definitely someone from the US, with very few exceptions. Plus we would never call someone from Canada or Mexico "américain", and I guess that's what PJ Arends was trying to tell you.
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I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Entropy isn't what it used to.
