On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 20:39, Mathieu Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I am sure that is not the only example where the name of the country > >> is confused or country has completely different names in different > >> languages. > > Well, French often refers to England when they talk about United > Kingdom.
"United Kingdom" is the correct name, I have a passport that says "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" not "England". In referring to nationality you refer to people as being English, Scottish, or Welsh not UKish. I'm not sure whether "Irish" is always an acceptable designation for people from Northern Ireland (similar to the original issue). > And many people call Americans people of the United-States of > America. > > But these mistakes should be avoided. "United States" is the correct name of that country, see the below URL: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html The only disagreement regarding the US is whether you call it's citizens "Americans" or "USians" (*). The phrase "people of the United States" is strictly correct and not in dispute. (*) Recently the term "USian" has been dramatically gaining in popularity around the world. Most people who get called "USian" can't work out why. -- http://www.coker.com.au/selinux/ My NSA Security Enhanced Linux packages http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/ Bonnie++ hard drive benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal SMTP/POP benchmark http://www.coker.com.au/~russell/ My home page -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
