Should I have included other parts of the Commonwealth?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:12, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

No. Unless your primary school level grasp of geography means you think that Canada is a part of the Island of Britain, which as has already been established, doesn't exist.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:16, Reply)

It doesn't exist?
Which one of these statements have I got wrong?
Great Britain is an island.
Within that island is a country called Scotland.
A Scottish man thinks that because he comes from Scotland he should not be considered British.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:20, Reply)

Great Britain is not an island.
It refers to a landmass, plus peripheral islands, such as Isle of Wight, Arran and Harris. Harris is an island within Great Britain.

Scotland is a country within the British Isles, and is a member of the United Kingdom.

Alright?
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:23, Reply)

No, you're referring to the British Isles
named after the largest island; Britain. "Great Britain" is the term for the union.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:25, Reply)

Great Britain is a political term
for the union between England and Scotland. I've always considered "Britain" as the name for the island on which England, Scotland and Wales are located.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:24, Reply)

*sigh* indeed
So what about people from, say, Islay?
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:26, Reply)

They are from the British Isles
but not from Britain; they are from Islay. They are part of Scotland, but not part of Britain. People from the Isle of Wight are from England; they are not from Britain.

All of the above are part of Great Britain. Northern Ireland is part of the UK, but not part of any of the above. The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are not part of the United Kingdom, they are dependants.
( Kroney, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:29, Reply)

www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1658955
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 2 Jul 2012, 15:28, Reply)