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minus-square@WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink17•1 year agoAny time a country has an adjective in its name that adjective is always wrong.
minus-square@tigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilink15•1 year agoI think we can give Northern Ireland a pass though
minus-square@Maggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•1 year agoYou mean the United Kingdom? I always loved that name. Neither United nor a Kingdom. Regular attempts to secede and proudly an empire.
minus-square@havocpants@lemm.eelinkfedilink3•1 year agoWe have a king and are a union of 4 countries. What do you mean?
minus-square@Maggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•1 year agoIt’s mostly a joke but the reasoning is in the comment.
minus-square@havocpants@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•1 year 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✨linkfedilink1•1 year agoIt was in reference to an Eddie Izzard bit. Simmer, youngin.
minus-square@KISSmyOS@feddit.delinkfedilink1•1 year 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. 🤘🏽
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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?
It’s mostly a joke but the reasoning is in the comment.
4? What, are you counting Wales?
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.
PEOPLE’s Republic of China
Except for the Federal Republic of Germany. It’s much too federal, actually.