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 Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5846 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes  1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map | Message 1 of 31 01 March 2010 at 2:35pm | IP Logged | ||
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I can vaguely remember that there is a difference between "United Kingdom" and "Great Britain", but I don't know it anymore. Could anybody explain this to me, please?
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| tractor Tetraglot Senior Member Norway Joined 5452 days ago 1349 posts - 2292 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, English, Spanish, Catalan Studies: French, German, Latin | Message 2 of 31 01 March 2010 at 2:39pm | IP Logged | ||
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Great Britain is the largest island of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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| Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5846 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes 1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map | Message 3 of 31 01 March 2010 at 2:43pm | IP Logged | ||
That's a perfect explanation, thanks! Fasulye 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| draoicht Groupie Ireland Joined 6312 days ago 89 posts - 146 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 5 of 31 01 March 2010 at 5:58pm | IP Logged | ||
Just to clarify, there is no country called Southern Ireland, it’s The Republic of Ireland or just Ireland. Also the term “British Isles” is no longer politically correct and is actively discouraged by the Irish government. Wikipedia 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Johntm Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5421 days ago 616 posts - 725 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 7 of 31 02 March 2010 at 3:45am | IP Logged | ||
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I just call it England :\ I don't care if I offend people, because if you're offended by that you're way too sensitive. And you know what I mean anyway, and that's the point of language, right, effectively communicating ideas, politically correct or not.
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| psy88 Senior Member United States Joined 5590 days ago 469 posts - 882 votes Studies: Spanish*, Japanese, Latin, French | Message 8 of 31 02 March 2010 at 4:18am | IP Logged | ||
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The United Kingdom is not a term widely used in most parts of the U.S. There is an old story of a salesman who called at an office looking for the boss. The secretary said "I am sorry but he went to the United Kingdom." The salesman frowned, nodded sadly, and asked "Is it too late to send flowers."
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