1972: Cultural Continents: English & Spanish May 9, 2020

Continents are real, but their divisions are cultural. For instance, the Spanish term for North and South America—perceived as 2 continents in English—is simply 'America', as in "the Americas". This is clarified from the English 'American' as in from the USA with the term 'estadounidense' literally 'of the United States' as 'Americano' often refers to those from any part of the Americas, though technically the rare term 'Usonian' can be used in English here as well. This means that between Spanish and English language speakers, they will likely differ on the answer to how many continents there are.

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