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minus-square@Deceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglish8•8 hours agoSouth America is South America, not America. So yes, technically the first American pope. Not the first Pope from the Americas.
minus-square@Voyajer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink9•7 hours ago“American” is the official demonym of the United States but people here will fight you on that for whatever reason.
minus-square@d00ery@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink14•8 hours agoBy that logic he’s the first North American pope. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas
minus-square@Deceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-27 hours agoYes? He’s both from the country of America and from the continent of North America. This is very basic English, it shouldn’t be blowing your mind.
minus-square@DrownedRats@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink13•7 hours agoHes the second American pope. America refers to both north and south america. The United States of America only referes to a part of America. He may be the first north american pope and the first pope from the united states of america, but hes not the first american pope.
minus-square@Deceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglish3•7 hours agoNo. We follow a different continental model than you do that separates them into two different continents of North America and South America.
South America is South America, not America.
So yes, technically the first American pope. Not the first Pope from the Americas.
“American” is the official demonym of the United States but people here will fight you on that for whatever reason.
By that logic he’s the first North American pope.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas
Yes? He’s both from the country of America and from the continent of North America.
This is very basic English, it shouldn’t be blowing your mind.
Hes the second American pope. America refers to both north and south america. The United States of America only referes to a part of America.
He may be the first north american pope and the first pope from the united states of america, but hes not the first american pope.
No.
We follow a different continental model than you do that separates them into two different continents of North America and South America.