There is no such thing as the "island of britain" it's a mistake in basic grammar from Tangles
this of course doesn't excuse that fact that you seem to be unaware that Britain dies indeed incorporate northern ireland and the others
(Bazongaloid, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:03, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

Great Britain (Welsh: Prydain Fawr, Scottish Gaelic: Breatainn Mhòr, Cornish: Breten Veur), also known as Britain, is an island situated to the north-west of Continental Europe.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain

Even the Scots have got a word for it.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:04, Reply)

Huh, interesting that Gaelic is similar in pronounciation to Cornish and Welsh
since the latter two are Brythonic, not Gaelic. I was given to understand the two language groups were more separated than that.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:08, Reply)

interesting
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:12, Reply)

Honestly, Nakers, are you interested in anything at all?

( Kroney, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:13, Reply)

ed in anything ing
( Reginald Donkeyfuck, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:16, Reply)

i met some weird cornish dudes who thought they were celts or that cornwall was somehow scottish once

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:13, Reply)

Not really that much of a surprise when one considers that those languages are Celtic.
Plus the Breton tongue as well, fact fans.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:14, Reply)

Yeah, but they're different language sub-groups.
Breton is also Brythonic, whereas Irish is Gaelic. Irish and Scots are a lot closer to each other than say, Cornish and Scots.

I was just mildly surprised that the pronounciation of Great Britain in all three languages were so similar, despite the spelling.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:16, Reply)

True.
I used to see gaelic cartoons on ITV when I was a kid.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:19, Reply)

Thanks Tangles, just waiting to find out if you meant 'British Isles' when you said 'island of Britain'.
The former would be a collection of several islands, the other would be only one island.

Hope this helps.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:13, Reply)

No, Al, I understand just fine, just I think that 'Britishness' as a cultural definition is overwhelmingly English, rather than also including the Celtic parts of the UK.
Kroney understands, you really should pay attention more.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:16, Reply)

Which is a shame, since "Britain"
linguistically, is a Celtic origin term.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:17, Reply)

The word is separate to the meaning.
You know that.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:19, Reply)

Yep, like I said, it's a shame.

( Kroney, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:21, Reply)

*sigh*
I am not referring to which island or country I live on or in.

I am culturally Scottish, and define myself as Scottish. I do not consider myself to be culturally British, as that includes things which are culturally alien to me.

Alright?
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:28, Reply)

There's no need to be defensive, I am not disagreeing with you.
I just think it's a shame that a word that was of Celtic origin is no longer really accepted by its people as theirs.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:31, Reply)

Meh
Language moves on.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:33, Reply)