The word "American" has many sub entries in the Oxford English Dictionary - not all of those meanings are "citizen of the USofA".
So much for unambiguous.
The word "American" has many sub entries in the Oxford English Dictionary - not all of those meanings are "citizen of the USofA".
So much for unambiguous.
Have you ever actually heard it used in conversation or writing where the speaker's intention was a meaning that included people outside of the USA? I haven't.
I have, yes.
I note, also, that you didn't ask if anyone
> " heard it used in conversation or writing where the speaker's intention was a meaning that included people outside of America? "
which further explans why non-USAians like myself adopted the practice decades past of prefering clarity for precision.