@[email protected] to Data Is [email protected] • 5 months agoEuler diagram of the terminology of the British Isleslemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up1501arrow-down112file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•5 months agoJust that - shorthand for Great Britain. Easier to use when you don’t think it’s so great, like if you live in the Republic of Ireland!
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink1•5 months ago Republic of Ireland Which on the diagram is coterminous with “Ireland (state)”?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•5 months agoExactly - that’s it’s proper name and how it’s distinguished from Northern Ireland since they share the land mass of Ireland
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•5 months agoYou did a great job on this though, OP. It’s difficult to explain to non-nationals with no idea of the history, so this is very helpful
Just that - shorthand for Great Britain. Easier to use when you don’t think it’s so great, like if you live in the Republic of Ireland!
Which on the diagram is coterminous with “Ireland (state)”?
Exactly - that’s it’s proper name and how it’s distinguished from Northern Ireland since they share the land mass of Ireland
You did a great job on this though, OP. It’s difficult to explain to non-nationals with no idea of the history, so this is very helpful