I 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 thou

I 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.