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There was never an English Empire. However, it seems an ongoing trait of non British people (mainly Americans) to call our nice little set of islands and territ

There was never an English Empire. However, it seems an ongoing trait of non British people (mainly Americans) to call our nice little set of islands and territories 'England'. Most notably is constant use of the title 'The Queen of England' - There hasn't been a Monarch of just England since before 1603. To counter, maybe us Brits should start pretending that New York in't part of the USA, or that there are only 9 federal regions (take your pick which one should no longer belong!). Summary: Stop calling Britain 'England'.

RugnirViking 8y ago
Of course, it's not actually wrong to call her the queen of england any more than its not wrong to call her the queen of canada or australia - it's part of her title, just not her entire job. It would be just as incorrect to call her queen of the UK or queen of great britain. Yeah I know its a bit nitpicky and less of an issue but there you go :-)
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  > Of course, it's not actually wrong to call her the queen of england Yes, it is. > any more than its not wrong to call her the queen of canada or australia - it's part of her title, Queen of Canada is one of her titles. Queen of Australia is one of her titles. Queen of England is not (Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is.)
  - RugnirViking 8y ago
    I'm not making much of a 'technical' argument for the rules as written but more one of convenience - I think what im getting at here is that while the act of union means that its a single kingdom, its relatively useless to suggest that she is not the queen of england because the title that gives her that power also gives her more power over other areas, when she also has more power than that title alone gives her - that line of thinking almost seems to lead to the idea that it would be wrong to suggest any specific title without listing every single one? Something along the lines of the following: If somebody asks me "who is the queen of scotland" I would answer the question - I assume that the asker is not asking about a specific title that was removed in 1707 but instead they want to inquire about the current monarch that holds control over that territory I mean of course my thought process here is a bit rambly but I think you get where im going.
    - tomjakubowski 8y ago
      I suppose that asking, "Who is the queen of Scotland?" is a bit like asking, "Who is the president of Texas?".

RugnirViking 8y ago

Of course, it's not actually wrong to call her the queen of england any more than its not wrong to call her the queen of canada or australia - it's part of her title, just not her entire job. It would be just as incorrect to call her queen of the UK or queen of great britain. Yeah I know its a bit nitpicky and less of an issue but there you go :-)

dragonwriter 8y ago
> Of course, it's not actually wrong to call her the queen of england Yes, it is. > any more than its not wrong to call her the queen of canada or australia - it's part of her title, Queen of Canada is one of her titles. Queen of Australia is one of her titles. Queen of England is not (Queen of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is.)
- RugnirViking 8y ago
  I'm not making much of a 'technical' argument for the rules as written but more one of convenience - I think what im getting at here is that while the act of union means that its a single kingdom, its relatively useless to suggest that she is not the queen of england because the title that gives her that power also gives her more power over other areas, when she also has more power than that title alone gives her - that line of thinking almost seems to lead to the idea that it would be wrong to suggest any specific title without listing every single one? Something along the lines of the following: If somebody asks me "who is the queen of scotland" I would answer the question - I assume that the asker is not asking about a specific title that was removed in 1707 but instead they want to inquire about the current monarch that holds control over that territory I mean of course my thought process here is a bit rambly but I think you get where im going.
  - tomjakubowski 8y ago
    I suppose that asking, "Who is the queen of Scotland?" is a bit like asking, "Who is the president of Texas?".