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minus-square@WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink16•8 months agoAny time a country has an adjective in its name that adjective is always wrong.
minus-square@tigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilink15•8 months agoI think we can give Northern Ireland a pass though
minus-square@Maggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•8 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-square@havocpants@lemm.eelinkfedilink3•8 months agoWe have a king and are a union of 4 countries. What do you mean?
minus-square@Maggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•8 months agoIt’s mostly a joke but the reasoning is in the comment.
minus-square@havocpants@lemm.eelinkfedilink1•8 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✨linkfedilink0•8 months agoIt was in reference to an Eddie Izzard bit. Simmer, youngin.
minus-square@KISSmyOS@feddit.delinkfedilink1•8 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. 🤘🏽
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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?
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.
PEOPLE’s Republic of China
Except for the Federal Republic of Germany. It’s much too federal, actually.