"Nancy Young" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> "Michael Kuettner" > wrote
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>> "Dave Bugg" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>>> A bit of a non-sequitor, there. Switzerland is the proper name of a country
>>> within the European continent, just as America is a proper name for a
>>> country within the North American continent.
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>> Non sequitur, boy. You know what that means ?
>> No ? Thought so.
>> Now tell me why your country is called "The United States Of America"
>> instead of "America" ?
>> Well ?
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> Why do people say Mexico not United States of Mexico?
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Because Mexico didn't name itself so ?
Why is Canada not "The United States of Canada" ?

Cheers,

Michael Kuettner