As a Canadian, I find the U.S.ian assumption of the descriptor American to be consistent with that nation's behaviour (note spelling) in just about every other field of human endeavour (note spelling). I reckon that I have now spent about 35 years telling various software applications that Canada is not an exception; we're not kidding when we measure distance in kilometres and gasoline in litres, and think it strange that our nearest neighbours don't consider us their "closest" allies. Miffed? Moi?
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