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The UK is part of Europe, too.
by unkeen 3y ago
The UK is part of Europe, too.
- pxeger1 3y agoIn the UK the word “Europe” is commonly understood in certain connected to mean continental Europe or the EU, in contrast to the UK.
- jon-wood 3y agoIt's really not. There was a little falling out that occurred in 2016, you might have heard of it.
- flohofwoe 3y agoEU and Europe are not the same thing (one is an organization, the other is a continent).
- jamiek88 3y agoYes and everyone understood what was meant from context without the pedantry. Do you really think people don’t know which continent the UK belongs to? Do you think people are in danger of thinking the UK is actually in Africa or Asia when the colloquialism of ‘Europe’ is used?
- JackSlateur 3y agoDo you really think people don’t know which continent the UK belongs to? Have you heard of americans ?
- jamiek88 3y agoTouché!
- flohofwoe 3y agoWhat better place to be overly pedantic than the HN comment section ;)