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[Yllania]

Are we really getting pedantic about the usage of the word america, are we really that bored right now

[Iscah]

Are we really getting pedantic about the usage of the word america, are we really that bored right now

Apparently so.

For the record, I just typed "America" in to Wikipedia's search bar, hit Enter, and was immediately redirected to the page "United States". Some selections from that article...

Wikipedia: United States

"America", "US", and "USA" redirect here. For the landmass comprising North, Central and South America, see Americas.

ETYMOLOGY

The short form "United States" is also standard. Other common forms are the "U.S.", the "USA", and "America".

A citizen of the United States is an "American". "United States", "American" and "U.S." refer to the country adjectivally ("American values", "U.S. forces"). In English, the word "American" rarely refers to topics or subjects not directly connected with the United States.

Wikipedia: American (word)

The meaning of the word American in the English language varies according to the historical, geographical, and political context in which it is used. American is derived from America, a term originally denoting all of the New World (also called the Americas). In some expressions, it retains this Pan-American sense, but its usage has evolved over time and, for various historical reasons, the word came to denote people or things specifically from the United States of America.

In modern English, American generally refers to persons or things related to the United States of America; among native English speakers this usage is almost universal, with any other use of the term requiring specification. However, this usage is seen by some as a semantic "misappropriation" by those who argue that "American" should be widened in English to also include people or things from anywhere in the American continents.