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Nitpick: the official name for "Holland" is (The) Netherlands. Holland actually denotes only a part of the country and a lot of dutchmen do not take kindly to
by aerique 14y ago
Nitpick: the official name for "Holland" is (The) Netherlands.
Holland actually denotes only a part of the country and a lot of dutchmen do not take kindly to being called a "Hollander".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland
- Kartificial 14y agoI really do not care when people call it Holland instead of The Netherlands. Enough Dutch people often refer to it as Holland.
- Someone 14y agoNitpick++: the Netherlands is/are not taking part in the olympics; the kingdom of the Netherlands is (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands) Also: even London2012.com calls the home nation Great Britain, not the United Kingdom.
- eru 14y agoIf you are nitpicking about the names of states, you'd probably also have to call Germany the Federal Republic of Germany. And lots of other countries have more formal names, too.
- Someone 14y agoFirstly, it wasn't clear, but I intended to nitpick the nitpicker. Secondly, there is a difference. Nowadays, there is only one Germany, so there is no need for clarification. However, people would be offended if someone called it Bayern or Saxony. It surprises me that the team is called GB, given the well-known and IMO better alternative "UK". Also, the announcers at the Olympics say "the kingdom of the Netherlands". I do not think they do that for e.g. Belgium.