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Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related)

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Subject: Re: British vs. English (sorta LBC related)
From: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 07:56:00 +0000
paul.hunt1@virgin.net wrote:
> 
> English things come from England.
> Britsh things come from England, Scotland or Wales.
> UK things come from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
> 

Sort of like American, North American and United States of America
(England is the name of a country).

But why on Earth have the Olympics comentators resurrected the term
Great Britain here?



Eric
'68MGB MkII

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