Reply #13: I think 'Americans' is acceptable.

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It is correct usage of the language and I feel most of the other suggestions are offensive, while 'American' is not.

I appreciate your wish to be sensitive to the language. True there are other populations on the continents of the Americas. But that does not negate the U.S.'s proximity within the continents. Moreover, other populations on the continents of North, Central and South America have distinctive identities to separate them from confusion. Citizens of Canada are Canadians, citizens of Mexico are Mexican, citizens of Panama are Panamanian and citizens of every country in Central and South America are known by their country.

The United States are not the only 'Americans,' but we are Americans. The only other correct answer would be to call us "U.S. citizens" and that is too cumbersome to make it a consideration.