On Sun, 2006-10-01 at 15:16 +0100, Tony Arnold wrote: > Alan, > > On Sun, 2006-10-01 at 14:29 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: > > > I don't want to start a semantic argument but UK != GB. Can we get it > > harmonised one way or the other. I wouldn't want us to be annoying people > > for this minor issue. > > You've confused me and at the risk of starting the argument you want to > avoid, isn't UK short for 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland', > i.e., everything except the republic of Ireland. Doesn't this imply that > UK==GB?? > > Having said that, I'm not sure where the Channel Islands fit into the > above! > > Or is it the proposed use of the list that is bothering you? > > Regards, > Tony. > -- > Tony Arnold, IT Security Coordinator, University of Manchester, > IT Services Division, Kilburn Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL. > T: +44 (0)161 275 6093, F: +44 (0)870 136 1004, M: +44 (0)773 330 0039 > E: [EMAIL PROTECTED], H: http://www.man.ac.uk/Tony.Arnold > UK = Great Britain and Northern Ireland - ie GB doesn't include Northern Ireland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles_%28terminology%29 Caroline -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
