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Sentence #1785847

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sacredceltic sacredceltic August 19, 2012 August 19, 2012 at 12:32:37 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

America is not a country, it's a continent...

inastar inastar August 19, 2012 August 19, 2012 at 12:34:57 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Not in everyones minds.

sacredceltic sacredceltic August 19, 2012 August 19, 2012 at 12:42:47 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

in Spanish, by all accounts, "América" never means "Estados Unidos de America"...

sacredceltic sacredceltic August 19, 2012 August 19, 2012 at 12:46:41 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

I think in the context you imply, it would be much more understandable if you specified which country you're talking about on the American continent. I don't think you mean Brazil...

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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

added by inastar, August 19, 2012

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linked by inastar, August 19, 2012

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unlinked by Scott, September 24, 2012