"polygonum" wrote in message
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On Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:02:22 +0100, Rod Speed
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polygonum wrote
Bob Eager wrote
The Natural Philosopher wrote
polygonum wrote
Rod Speed wrote

Nope, nothing united about that particular kingdom.

Corse there isn't anything great about it either.

The "Great" refers to the largest of the British Isles - a purely
geographic term which has been manipulated and misinterpreted by many
to imply whatever they have wanted from time to time. So yes, it is
Great.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

So great Britain is Scotland, England and Wales, plus possibly a few
more local islands like Orkney Shetlands and Isles of Wight and Man.
Not sure about the channel islands

Doesn't include the locval islands, apparently.

Agreed.

Wiki says this:

Great Britain (Welsh: Prydain Fawr, Scottish Gaelic: Breatainn Mhòr,
Cornish: Breten Veur, Scots: Great Breetain), also known as Britain,

Funny that. Hilarious, actually.

is an island situated to the north-west of Continental Europe. It is
the ninth largest island in the world, the largest European island and
the largest of the British Isles. With a population of about 60.0
million people in mid-2009, it is the third most populous island in the
world, after Java and Honshū. Great Britain is surrounded by over
1,000 smaller islands and islets. The island of Ireland lies to its
west. Politically, Great Britain may also refer to the island itself
together with a number of surrounding islands which comprise the
territory of England, Scotland and Wales

And, broadly, I agree.

Nothing like your original tho. And the word Britain without
the posturing Great works just as well anyway. And that
soggy little island hasnt been great for a long time now.

Once Great Britain, possibly.

Very like my original.

Everyone can see for themselves that you are lying, again.