Why the generic name for our country (USA)?

[Jan H]

And how to pronunce Mackinac and Ypisilanti.

Shouldn't that be "Ypsilanti"?

 

[Nylan]

We could always change it to Freedomland.

 

[DroopyTofu]

Happy Birthday Huayna Capac357
And thanks for suppying us with all those country names!

 

[Tee Kay]

Happy Birthday Huayna!

And, by the way:

 

[M_J_M]

USA is not a really creative name but at least a unique name, not confusing, and it doesn't sound too bad. This way you can be glad with this name. In contrast to this the name for Germany is somekind weird as depending on where you live the name for germany comes from many different basis. The french call it L'Allemagne, Germany is the english name, and Deutschland (i'm glad that the older version "Teutschland" became extinct Oo) is the german name. I mean compare it with other countrys: L'Italie, Italy and Italien, or L'Espagne, Spain and Spanien, when you know the name in one language you somehow now know it in many languages.
The only thing i really don't like about the name USA is that many people tend to short it with "America", which somehow reduces the whole double-continent to being representet by one single country.

 

[flyingchicken]

at least a unique name

Not really.

 

[Bugfatty300]

Not really.

Notice how the current, historical and proposed list only includes countries founded after the United States of America.

So yeah just because everyone copied our name after the fact doesn't mean our name wasn't original.

 

[Labtec600]

Shouldn't that be "Ypsilanti"?

I said pronounce....not spell....

 

[flyingchicken]

at least a unique name

So yeah just because everyone copied our name after the fact doesn't mean our name wasn't original.

"Unique" and "original" aren't the same things.

Just in case there was any confusion there.

 

[say1988]

Also, it is quite similar to the United Provinces. And probably others that I can't think of off the top of my head.

 

[Plotinus]

Not really.

At the risk of perpetuating an already stupid discussion, why does any of the listed names make "USA" not unique? Or is there some other country that is actually called "the United States of America" that I haven't heard of?

 

[flyingchicken]

Oh alright you win definitions definitions *grumble grumble grumble*

Also: your definition of "unique" sucks donkeys' backsides real bad, Plotinus. It's people like you that become the headlines by standing naked in the middle of the streets with nothing but a stick up the ass--a stick of dynamite--screaming something about God before sending innocent bystanders to Kingdom Come with an explosion of flesh, blood, and bone.

 

[Gooblah]

Think it's Michigander....

We dont care. The only thing we know is that the Red Wings Rule.

And how to pronunce Mackinac and Ypisilanti.

It's Michigander.

Mackinac: It depends. IIRC if you refer to the city, it's Macki-NAC, but if it's the island, it's Macki-NAW. Ypsilanti is pronounced Ip-sil-anti, but can be abbreviated as Yip-si.

 

[jeps]

I'd rather a generic name than "canada".

the history of canada is Kanata means village. there is a village called Kanata near ottawa. so these explorers went to the natives, and asked what the place was. it was 'kanata'. and they though that was the whole land, and now i live in canada.

 

[civiijkw]

To be fair, it is still the newest province.
...

As opposed to the newest territory, Nunavit?

 

[say1988]

Which is an arbitrary split of what has been Canadian territory for 130 some years (I think). Unlike Newfoundland which was the last place to join Canada

 

[Lord_Sidious]

Don't complain man. Portugal is named after a city that still exists today. Actually, I've been there today.