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And it's use in English only comes from the mid 16th and 17th centuries, right around the time that much of Ireland was being colonized by the British. Frankly
by messe 2y ago
And it's use in English only comes from the mid 16th and 17th centuries, right around the time that much of Ireland was being colonized by the British.
Frankly, I find the term offensive, and think it should be discouraged in much the same way people have shifted away from "the Ukraine" to simply Ukraine.
- returningfory2 2y agoWhy is "the Ukraine" bad?
- JoshTriplett 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine#Etymology_and_orthography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine#Etymology_and_orthogra... It's the difference between a descriptive name for a region and a proper noun for a country.