Apologies. This might not be the perfect community for the post.

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    1010 months ago

    Just that - shorthand for Great Britain. Easier to use when you don’t think it’s so great, like if you live in the Republic of Ireland!

      • @[email protected]
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        310 months ago

        Exactly - that’s it’s proper name and how it’s distinguished from Northern Ireland since they share the land mass of Ireland

        • @[email protected]
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          310 months ago

          You did a great job on this though, OP. It’s difficult to explain to non-nationals with no idea of the history, so this is very helpful