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 The T wrote:

 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

 WalterDigsTunes wrote:

 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

 WalterDigsTunes wrote:

 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

Hey T we're in America. Is it so strange we would use the term as the American meaning instead of the international one?

You realize America is a continent, right?

America is a pair of continents actually. 

Wrong again. Its a continuous and contiguous landmass.

Wrong about me being wrong.

Yes it is a continuous landmass. So are Europe and Asia. They are still seperate continents. 

There are 7 continents. NA, SA, Africa, Asia, Europe, Antartica. That's the definition of a continent. One of those 7 enumerated, defined masses. The fact that some of them are connected means nothing. 

If you're going to be cocky, you should be right. 

You are talking with people of all around the world. In the rest of the world, in books and atlases and everything, America is one big thing that goes from Argentina to Alaska and Canada and Greenland. There are just 5 continents. Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and America, plus two extra ones in Antarctica and the Artic Pole. That's it. Now don't go changing things. 

Or maybe in you school or your home-school you learned it that way.  Good. Let's just say the rest of the world learned it the other way. And that's why people say you are wrong. 

From wikipedia:
"A continent is one of several large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention
rather than any strict criteria, with seven regions commonly regarded
as continents – they are (from largest in size to smallest): Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.^{[1]"

and then:
"}North America and South America are now treated as separate continents in India, China, and most English-speaking countries, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.^{[citation needed]}
Furthermore, the concept of two American continents is prevalent in
much of Asia. However, in earlier times they were viewed as a single
continent known as America, with this viewpoint remaining common in the
United States until World War II.^[13]
This remains the more common vision in Spain, Portugal and Latin
American countries, where they are taught as a single continent. This
use is shown in names as the Organization of American States."

We have the vast majority of the world's population on our side. So there. Also, I think you are the first person in human history to assert that the arctic pole is a continent.