Re: Guardian 23000

I beg to differ. Britain is a acceptable short form for United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

And neither do I mind being called a Brit. I know it started off as an
offensive term by those who reject British rule, but what the heck.

Paddy Grove wrote:

> "Peter T. Daniels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Regulars at this very newsgroup have complained about references to them
> > as "English," and there isn't any adjective at all for "UK."
>
> <troll feeding>
>
> The objection was raised against Brit as a noun, not British as an
> adjective. Personally I don't take offence at Brit, but if you prefer,
> you may refer to us as 'Her Majesty's subjects' :-)
>
> (Yes, I know there are non-UK citizens who are HM subjects, and
> Britain != UK)
>
> </troll feeding>
>
>         Paddy
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