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09-04-2008, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by zoneoni View Post
Yeah I always thought that Britan was England and England was Britan and Scotland was, well Scotland. Didn't like world geography as a kid much. I'm sure that most of the kids that grew up with me with the same teachers think the same, because when we were discussing history we used England and Britan interchangeably.
Wow really? Britain, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom, all refer to England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales collectively. Then they all have their own seperate words when referring to just themselves. Surprised some people didn't know that!