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In the UK, 'EU' and 'Europe' are synonymous in some conversational contexts. The phrase "UK and Europe" is sometimes used now.
by sweezyjeezy 4y ago
In the UK, 'EU' and 'Europe' are synonymous in some conversational contexts. The phrase "UK and Europe" is sometimes used now.
- Veen 4y agoThat’s only true in conversational contexts where the speaker wants to obfuscate the difference between the EU and Europe. That’s a political development, not a linguistic one.
- sweezyjeezy 4y agoI've heard it in a business context in the last month so I'm going to have to disagree with you there.