[Gllug] RE: [Glut] Official country code for Britain = GB or UK?

Sun Apr 14 21:09:00 UTC 2002

On Sun, Apr 14, 2002 at 09:38:13PM +0100, Liam wrote:
> E. R. Vaughan wrote:
> FWIW I think "Great Britain" is archaic...
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Great Britain means England, Scotland and Wales.

Whatever the legal meaning, "Great Britain" is so called to distinguish
it from "Lesser Britain" i.e. Brittany.

-- 
Bruce

It is impolite to tell a man who is carrying you on his shoulders that
his head smells.
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