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I responded directly to the parent post referring to a link. It was wrong.
by mkmk3 4y ago
I responded directly to the parent post referring to a link. It was wrong.
- chrisseaton 4y ago> Great Britain is explicitly excluding Ireland It isn't in this context! I know it's confusing and contradictory. The "British" nationality doesn't exclude Northern Ireland. The "Great Britain" team in the Olympics doesn't exclude Northern Ireland. "Britain" and "Great Britain" are used as short forms for "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", as well as being something by itself.
- mkmk3 4y agoI understand what you're saying, and you're right, it's not in context. I disagree with using it in a colloquial context that removes the specificity of it though. British may be different, its usage is more prevalent, and I'll view it as a mark of ownership. Great Britain, the team, is shorthand, as in it excludes the rest of the title. The British Olympic Committee makes the distinction on their page. You can find examples where the distinction is not made, I'm not claiming it's absolute. I also disagree with using America as shorthand for the US. You can, I'll just disagree with you if you post a link to the wikipedia for the US as backing that "America" == "US" Maybe my framing in the above post was too absolutist for you. That's fine. The link used as backing was a poor choice, if they made the point as you have, I would have qualified further.
- triceratops 4y agoDid you happen to read the first sentence from the link I posted? Here it is: "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain".