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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (3 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Most people not from the UK will use "Britain" as an alternative word for "England".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Republic of Ireland

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 0 points 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