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minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·10 months agoAny time a country has an adjective in its name that adjective is always wrong.
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up15·10 months agoI think we can give Northern Ireland a pass though
minus-squarelittleblue✨@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·10 months agoIt’s pronounced “Norn Ir’n”, thanks. 🤘🏽
minus-squarelittleblue✨@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·10 months ago/Great Britain has entered the chat
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·10 months agoYou mean the United Kingdom? I always loved that name. Neither United nor a Kingdom. Regular attempts to secede and proudly an empire.
minus-squarehavocpants@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoWe have a king and are a union of 4 countries. What do you mean?
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoIt’s mostly a joke but the reasoning is in the comment.
minus-squarehavocpants@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoThe Great bit refers to it being the largest of the islands that make up the British Isles. GB is a land mass, not a country.
minus-squarelittleblue✨@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoIt was in reference to an Eddie Izzard bit. Simmer, youngin.
minus-squareKISSmyOS@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoExcept for the Federal Republic of Germany. It’s much too federal, actually.
Any time a country has an adjective in its name that adjective is always wrong.
I think we can give Northern Ireland a pass though
It’s pronounced “Norn Ir’n”, thanks. 🤘🏽
/Great Britain has entered the chat
You mean the United Kingdom? I always loved that name. Neither United nor a Kingdom. Regular attempts to secede and proudly an empire.
We have a king and are a union of 4 countries. What do you mean?
4? What, are you counting Wales?
It’s mostly a joke but the reasoning is in the comment.
The Great bit refers to it being the largest of the islands that make up the British Isles. GB is a land mass, not a country.
It was in reference to an Eddie Izzard bit. Simmer, youngin.
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Except for the Federal Republic of Germany. It’s much too federal, actually.