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the semantics of the British Isles

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  • #62
    Beanntraigheach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 795 ✭✭✭Beanntraigheach


    The inclusion of the Channel Islands as part of the "British Isles" in the BBC article the OP cites clearly demonstrates the political nature of the term.

    They are not part of this archipelago geographically. The political link with the UK is the basis of their inclusion.


  • #63
    upupup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 605 ✭✭✭upupup


    _114030463_plaquette2interpretation-possiblerepresenations2.jpg
    Some possible interpretations of engravings on one of the plaquettes[/QUOTE]

    523835.jpg
    DOH!


  • #64
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Beanntraigheach wrote: »
    The inclusion of the Channel Islands as part of the "British Isles" in the BBC article the OP cites clearly demonstrates the political nature of the term.

    They are not part of this archipelago geographically. The political link with the UK is the basis of their inclusion.

    That is actually a fair point. I wouldn't include the Channel Islands as part of the British Isles.


  • #65
    storker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,750 ✭✭✭storker


    fixXxer wrote: »
    West Brits .

    Ah...the old giveaway. :rolleyes:


  • #66
    storker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,750 ✭✭✭storker


    quickbeam wrote: »
    Do you have a source for that? Wikipedia says it was the Greeks. Anything since evolved from that.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles#Etymology

    Feckin' Greeks...first they invent gayness, and now this...


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  • #67
    whisky_galore
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,124 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    storker wrote: »
    Ah...the old giveaway. :rolleyes:

    Those people from Cornwall and Devon again.


  • #68
    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,777 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    Feisar wrote: »
    Great Britain - Political Term

    British Isles - Geographical Term

    Actually they're both geographical terms.

    Great Britain is the largest island in Europe, located off the North West coast of Brittany, hence Big Brittany or Grande Bretagne & her satellites, Hibernia being the 2nd largest island in this archipelago ...

    All geographical terminology.


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