Apologies. This might not be the perfect community for the post.

  • schnokobaer@lemmy.ml
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    9 months ago

    Now if someone can tell me what exactly “Britain” is? People say it all the time, like this is the largest statue of a vulva in Britain. Just shorthand for Great Britain, or is it something else?

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      9 months ago

      Just that - shorthand for Great Britain. Easier to use when you don’t think it’s so great, like if you live in the Republic of Ireland!

      • lars@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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        9 months ago

        Republic of Ireland

        Which on the diagram is coterminous with “Ireland (state)”?

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          9 months ago

          Exactly - that’s it’s proper name and how it’s distinguished from Northern Ireland since they share the land mass of Ireland

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            9 months ago

            You did a great job on this though, OP. It’s difficult to explain to non-nationals with no idea of the history, so this is very helpful

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      9 months ago

      It’s like saying America to mean the United States. Technically America includes Canada and excludes Hawaii. But when people say America they actually mean US + Alaska and Hawaii but not Canada.