American and America

English translation: US

09:09 Aug 16, 2017
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
History / military
English term or phrase: American and America
Help please. I have a long Dutch-English text about Americans and their entry into the First World War.
The Dutch text constantly says America (for the country) and talks about the American army (to quote just one example).
Is it correct to stick with the Dutch American/America or should /could I use US (adjective) /United States for elegant variation?

Were they more likely to say American/America during that period and did the US/United States formulation become more prevalent during the Second World War?

I wrote to ask an American friend, who said I could use the words interchangeable but thinking back to conversation with him and other American friends I think they always said something like back in the States!!!

Any suggestions gladly welcome.

Anton
jethro
Selected answer:US
Explanation:
"U.S. president Donald Trump" "the US army"

to differentiate, as others have said, from the rest of us North Americans
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NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 10:03
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amerikaans en Verenigde Staten


Explanation:
One could say: “President of United States” (formal) or “the American President” (casual). It is interchangeable, depending on fluency of text.

Louise Rothschild
United States
Local time: 07:03
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: one is an adjective, the other the name used to refer to the country. Not interchangeable in English. Interchangeable in Dutch perhaps
2 hrs

disagree  Edith Kelly: English to English question
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american and america
US


Explanation:
"U.S. president Donald Trump" "the US army"

to differentiate, as others have said, from the rest of us North Americans

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 10:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: Thanks a lot

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