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Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA

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Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA
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RE: Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA
December 3, 2020 at 10:02 am
(December 3, 2020 at 9:56 am)Eleven Wrote: Linguistics.

For the same reason non-English languages don't have a proper translation in their own language for new English words that are created on a regular basis.

May be the arguments with why some name certain towns, such as Virginia, even though it probably doesnt mean that in certain languages. Countries i guess doesnt follow the same rules interms of naming
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RE: Why do non english speaking countries call USA for USA - by Sweden83 - December 3, 2020 at 10:02 am

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