[ubuntu-uk] This list name/description

Tony Arnold tony.arnold at manchester.ac.uk
Sun Oct 1 15:35:01 BST 2006


Ralph,

On Sun, 2006-10-01 at 15:22 +0100, Ralph Corderoy wrote:

> > You've confused me and at the risk of starting the argument you want
> > to avoid, isn't UK short for 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and
> > Ireland', i.e., everything except the republic of Ireland. Doesn't
> > this imply that UK==GB??
> 
> See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles_%28terminology%29
> but briefly:
> 
> GB (Geographical) is largest island of the British Isles archipelago,
> Ireland is the second largest.
> 
> GB (Political) is England, Wales, and Scotland.
> 
> So GB never includes Northern Ireland although that is part of the UK.

And the clue is the name I quoted above! Must remember to use brain
more:-)

And the channel Islands and the Isle of Man for that matter?

Regards,
Tony.
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