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Summer Evening Open Thread | 205 comments (205 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Thanks for clarifying the terminology. I will from now on never use "Britain" to mean "Great Britain" or "UK".

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jun 12th, 2006 at 06:49:25 AM EST
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Re: Please note... (none / 1)

Same here, I had no idea! the horror, the horror :)

by Alex in Toulouse on Mon Jun 12th, 2006 at 06:52:22 AM EST
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Re: Please note... (4.00 / 2)

It's already unnerving enough that Brittany and Britain both translate as Bretaña in Spanish.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jun 12th, 2006 at 06:54:00 AM EST
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Curious... (none / 0)

Does Great Britain then becomes Gran Bretaña...? I see a traumatic youth in development...

by Nomad on Mon Jun 12th, 2006 at 07:06:29 AM EST
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Re: Curious... (4.00 / 3)

Yes, and an hijo de la Gran Bretaña is a son of a bitch.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jun 12th, 2006 at 07:07:48 AM EST
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Re: Curious... (none / 0)

hehe and por supuesto means poor bastard

by Alex in Toulouse on Mon Jun 12th, 2006 at 07:09:15 AM EST
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Grief (none / 0)

Are there any children still born in Spain named Bretaña...? Linguistical spite in Spanish too, eh?

by Nomad on Mon Jun 12th, 2006 at 07:14:24 AM EST
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Re: Grief (none / 1)

Oh, I finally understood your questions. No, Brittany is a girl's name that has no translation.

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jun 12th, 2006 at 07:34:25 AM EST
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Re: Please note... (4.00 / 2)

By the way, if Great Britain and Ireland are "The British Isles", and Great Britain is "Great Britain", surely Ireland must be "Little Britain"?

Sort of like Mallorca and Menorca (Mallor = Larger, Menor = Smaller).

guaranteed to evoke a violent reaction from police is to challenge their right to "define the situation." --- David Graeber citing Marc Cooper

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jun 12th, 2006 at 07:01:17 AM EST
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Re: Please note... (4.00 / 2)

Ha, why don't you find an Irishman and suggest that. How about Colman ? I'm sure he'd only ban you from the site for a few months.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Jun 12th, 2006 at 07:04:17 AM EST
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