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..but a northern and southern administration?


Feeling any better?

... both recognised, worldwide, as such. Therefore no comparison to our situation.

Monosodium glutamate

[Mr. T]

Confused?

If so you are not alone and it is extremely doubtful whether the majority of the people living in the British Isles know the differences either.

First think what are the answers to all of the questions below and then look at the answers which follow.

A. Which countries make up Great Britain?

B. Which countries make up the United Kingdom or are they the same?

C. The British Isles are comprised of ?












ANSWERS

A. England, Scotland & Wales

B. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

C. The whole of Great Britain, the whole of Ireland i.e the Republic of Ireland and Northern Island, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands plus about another 5000 small and not so small islands.

Award yourself the 'Clever Clog' medal if you got all 3 questions correct.

But do you know whether the people of Northern Ireland are British?

But do you know that English has linguistic rules about when to use Capital letters?

So do you live in the south?

Where is Northern Island? I must have missed it in my geography lessons when I was ten.

It's Britain and Ireland for C.

Anyway what's Mr T's point? There is also a South Africa! Those are proper nouns (i.e. names of specific places).

What there is not, is a South Cyprus or an East Cyprus etc. ....

Why do have to think everything has to be politically motivated?

This thread is in the category it is to help in understanding the various differences. Nothing more.

[denizaksulu]

..but a northern and southern administration?


Feeling any better?

... both recognised, worldwide, as such. Therefore no comparison to our situation.

Monosodium glutamate

Please no msg. Terrible stuff.