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The article uses "English" and "British" interchangeably when describing events in 1702. But the Acts of Union that united England and Scotland creating Great

The article uses "English" and "British" interchangeably when describing events in 1702. But the Acts of Union that united England and Scotland creating Great Britain didn't happen until 1706 and 1707. I guess that means you can't call them British yet (unless you mean to name the island they came from, but not their nationality and identity, but that seems a stretch).

rangibaby 7y ago
That’s pretty common. Similar to people using Russian and Soviet interchangeablely
- carlob 7y ago
  Yeah, but calling something from 1910 Soviet would be definitely wrong (probably more so than in this example).
  - heavenlyblue 7y ago
    They are all Romans, anyway.
    - carlob 7y ago
      Not Scotland though :)
thaumasiotes 7y ago
> Old English Bryttisc "of or relating to (ancient) Britons," from Bryttas "natives of ancient Britain" (see Briton). Meaning "of or pertaining to Great Britain" is from c. 1600; the noun meaning "inhabitants of Great Britain" is from 1640s. British Empire is from c. 1600. https://www.etymonline.com/word/British https://www.etymonline.com/word/British Sounds like the article is 100% accurate. Also, from Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain#Derivation_of_Great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain#Derivation_of_Gr... ): > The term Great Britain was first used officially in 1474, in the instrument drawing up the proposal for a marriage between Cecily the daughter of Edward IV of England, and James the son of James III of Scotland, which described it as "this Nobill Isle, callit Gret Britanee". It was used again in 1604, when King James VI and I styled himself "King of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland". As to this: > unless you mean to name the island they came from, but not their nationality and identity, but that seems a stretch "British" has always been a designator for the people first. Like almost all old-world countries, Britain is named after the people who live there, not the other way around.
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rangibaby 7y ago

That’s pretty common. Similar to people using Russian and Soviet interchangeablely

carlob 7y ago
Yeah, but calling something from 1910 Soviet would be definitely wrong (probably more so than in this example).
- heavenlyblue 7y ago
  They are all Romans, anyway.
  - carlob 7y ago
    Not Scotland though :)

thaumasiotes 7y ago

> Old English Bryttisc "of or relating to (ancient) Britons," from Bryttas "natives of ancient Britain" (see Briton). Meaning "of or pertaining to Great Britain" is from c. 1600; the noun meaning "inhabitants of Great Britain" is from 1640s. British Empire is from c. 1600. https://www.etymonline.com/word/British https://www.etymonline.com/word/British Sounds like the article is 100% accurate. Also, from Wikipedia ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain#Derivation_of_Great https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain#Derivation_of_Gr... ): > The term Great Britain was first used officially in 1474, in the instrument drawing up the proposal for a marriage between Cecily the daughter of Edward IV of England, and James the son of James III of Scotland, which described it as "this Nobill Isle, callit Gret Britanee". It was used again in 1604, when King James VI and I styled himself "King of Great Brittaine, France and Ireland". As to this: > unless you mean to name the island they came from, but not their nationality and identity, but that seems a stretch "British" has always been a designator for the people first. Like almost all old-world countries, Britain is named after the people who live there, not the other way around.

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