What do you call a person from #Stanleystan?

#demonyms #linguistics #poll

Question for people from North America and South America, but *not* the USA: Do you refer to yourself (and/or want others to refer to you) as (just) "American"?

If you'd only say "North American" or "South American" (or "Central American"), but not "American" without the qualifier, that's a no.

#Language #Demonyms #Poll #America

@Larhanya @sidereal @offby1 @cazabon

Interestingly, for a few years in its youth it was the done thing on #Uncyclopaedia to play around with names for Canada, including Canadia and Canadiania. The latter being inhabited by Canadianians, of course.

#Canada #demonyms #toponyms

Question for non-United States folks ... Is the adjective/description "US-American" common, or at least familiar to you? I noticed this caption on #wikipedia. (It's better than "USian," I suppose.)

Arguments against the U.S. using "American" as its demonym are duly noted, but unpersuasive. Look, no other country's name contains the word America. And every alternative is awkward.

By the way, do people from South Sudan, the DRC, or Chad criticize the Central African Republic for claiming "Central African" as their demonym? Have they considered "CA-Republican" instead?

#politicalgeography #demonyms #englishusage #askfedi #geography #latinamerica #americas #africa #Americans #Europe

Dear Mastodon,

In my time here, I've always referred to members of our community as mastodonians, however after seeing @stephenfry latest post I'm feeling conflicted. As we start to try and build a social media entity to rival the giants, it seems wise to decide on a solid demonym early.

Let's put it to a vote. Please boost for a larger sample size.

#Mastodon #Twitter #TwitterMigration #SocialMedia #TheResistanceWillBeFederated #Fediverse #Demonyms