On Wed, 19 Sep 2001, Branden Robinson wrote: > AIUI, the island on which you find England, > Scotland, and Wales is called Britain. I'm not sure how "Great" modifies > that unless it's to include some of the smaller outlying islands, like > the Shetlands and the Isle of Man. >
The island where England etc. is found is "Great" Britain as opposed to Bretagne or Britanny, a province of France which was settled by Celts who fled after the Saxon invasions. -- Jaldhar H. Vyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
