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Do you say 'England' or 'English' when you actually mean 'Britain' or 'British'?
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« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2009, 08:35:03 AM » |
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I tend to say English or England most of the time.
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« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2009, 08:40:27 AM » |
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Why, when that's not correct?
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« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2009, 08:50:18 AM » |
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Why, when that's not correct?
well wat should he be saying then
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« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2009, 08:53:07 AM » |
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how about 'Britain' when you mean Britain and 'England' when you mean England?
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« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2009, 08:56:51 AM » |
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England/English Person>England
Britain/British Person>Britain
Depends on the usage of the term/word
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« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2009, 09:03:38 AM » |
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I dont know... Its how I was brought up I guess. It says England on a map though some maps say Britain and some just have it under the UK. Its confusing.... Im Irish so that may have something to do with it.
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« Reply #7 on: January 30, 2009, 09:08:21 AM » |
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English People come from England
British People come from Britain
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« Reply #8 on: January 30, 2009, 09:12:51 AM » |
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A map is not going to call Britain 'england'.
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« Reply #9 on: January 30, 2009, 09:33:37 AM » |
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I guess I can understand. I am mostly nothern black Irish and some Scottish. My last name is Scottish. But my family would never refer to themselves as British when living there.
Actually now that I think about it I never hear anyone say British or Britain anymore.
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« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2009, 09:40:00 AM » |
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why not just call your self Albionian?
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« Reply #11 on: January 30, 2009, 10:32:18 AM » |
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I just say European, kind of all encompassing.
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« Reply #12 on: January 31, 2009, 05:27:49 AM » |
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What if you're talking about which country they're from? If you're referring to a Brit would you just say 'England'?
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« Reply #13 on: January 31, 2009, 09:58:03 AM » |
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Ethnicity-forum.com ftw!
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« Reply #14 on: January 31, 2009, 03:26:32 PM » |
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What if you're talking about which country they're from? If you're referring to a Brit would you just say 'England'?
No I would say English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, or Cornish depending on where there from. Though if I was not sure which they were from I may say British.... Like Im American but people dont call me a North American. Also Hawaii is part of America but most people from Hawaii who are native to the islands would refer to themelves as Hawaiian first. When I travel around and people ask where I am from I dont say USA or Illinois, I say im a Chicagoan. I guess its all how you look at it.
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