3 ms·
You've missed the footnote next to the word "Britain": >Usage is mixed. The Guardian and Telegraph use Britain as a synonym for the United Kingdom. Some prefer
by daveoc64 4y ago
You've missed the footnote next to the word "Britain":
>Usage is mixed. The Guardian and Telegraph use Britain as a synonym for the United Kingdom. Some prefer to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain. The British Cabinet Office's Government Digital Service style guide for use on gov.uk recommends: "Use UK and United Kingdom in preference to Britain and British (UK business, UK foreign policy, ambassador and high commissioner). But British embassy, not UK embassy."
- triceratops 4y agoI did miss it, thanks for that. The point is that using "Britain" isn't some major faux pas necessitating calling the writer an "uneducated rube".