On Thu, 21 May 2009 23:05:04 -0500, Mueen Nawaz wrote:

> 	I'll agree with Darren. I hear both. Perhaps I was a bit too 
general.
> "American" _is_ often used to refer to things from the US. My point was
> that within the US, the country is rarely referred to as "America", with
> the exception of certain _phrases_.

Oh, I don't disagree with the premise, just the example he used isn't 
what I'm used to hearing or reading.

Jim

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