The Difference Between England, Great Britain & The UK

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The Difference Between England, Great Britain & The UK

#1 Postby abajan » Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:21 pm

Even though Barbados' nickname is Little England, I was ignorant of the differences between these until I read this section of Economist.com's Style Guide.

The style guide as a whole makes for some rather interesting reading.
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#2 Postby breeze » Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:47 pm

LOL, abajan, after reading that, I'm scratching my head thinking,
"Can we just call each other "Earthlings?" :lol:

~Annette~
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#3 Postby JonathanBelles » Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:54 pm

I agree annette.
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