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[johan]

I'm in a terminology discussion elsewhere.

In very relaxed and colloquial US English, is Canada included when the average American talks about North America, or do both terms North America and America refer to just the US? Does "I live in North America, not in Canada" come off naturally in your ears, as something an ordinary American in a bar might say?

Comments desired!

Comments

[grubi.livejournal.com]

I believe it's the Panama/Colombia border. Which makes more logical sense if you think What Border Did It Have Before the Canal?

[drquuxum.livejournal.com]

Are you suggesting that cartographers are logical? *ducks* ;-)

[grubi.livejournal.com]

Hey now!