How do you say it

[Professor James]

What do you say when you talk about The United states of America. Do you say United states, The states, America, United states of America, U.S, U.S.A or something else. I say United states so people won't be confused that I'm talking about the continents.

 

[drbarno]

america.

this thread should have a poll.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

The United States, the U.S or occasionally "those guys with guns who live down south.".

 

[TriggerHappyAngel]

Me and everybody that I know (from The Netherlands, btw) always say "America"

 

[Irridium]

All of the above.

Whatever I feel like really.

 

[eggy32]

What makes you think I stick to one term for my whole life?

 

[theComposer]

America or the United States. Both sound better than saying U.S. or U.S.A.

 

[Mimssy]

I usually just use The US. Second choice is United States.

 

[jamradar]

I say all of them,it just depends on which one leaves my mouth first.

 

[GodsAndFishes]

America, US or the Colonies.

 

[Ice Car]

99% of the time I say US. If I feel like it, I use any off the others.

 

[Stasisesque]

Type: US
Say: America

 

[crudus]

I usually say U.S. Rarely do I say anything other than that. If I don't say "U.S." it is "America".

 

[SimuLord]

Depends on the context.

Generic: America.
When I read something about a foreign country: "Well, here in the good ol' US of A" (and I'm usually saying it sarcastically, unless it's to compare my country favorably to some Third World tropical shithole.)

 

[Levitas1234]

Well being that i live in America, i never call The United states America because I live in Canada

 

[Lost In The Void]

Usually call them "The Yanks," but I can also call them "The States," or "The South."

 

[2fish]

I say U.S. (yes I say the silent periods)

or A-mer-eh-Ka

But as I live there I usually refer to states by name or the government as I have no need to clarify which government I am paying taxes to .

 

[Fwee]

In a conversation I usually start to scowl and mutter "This fuckin place..."
And then spit on a baby if I can find one nearby.