Why didn't anyone warn me!?

muse@kbin.social to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world – 540 points –
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Why everyone calls Australia a continent? Not trying to be a dick, I actually wants to understand, I see this frequently.

Because it’s both a continent and a country.

Holy shit I had to google that. My confusion was caused by the fact in Portuguese (at least in Brazil) this same continent is called Oceania. I just discovered a new Continent.

Edit: Seems only the English world use Australia as continent

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania

Ahh... I've heard of Oceania as a region, I didn't realize it could refer to a continent!

When I was 9 years old I learned in elementary school that Australia is both a continent and a country.

The land mass is pretty large on its own giving it continent status, but the who of it sits on a single continental plate if my memory serves me right.

Hahaha that’s hilarious you heard it often but never took them seriously