On 28 Nov 2008, at 18:12, Ray Saintonge wrote: >> I don't understand. "Georgia (country)" and "Georgia (state)" would >> both = Sakartvelo and both contrast with "Georgia (U.S. State)". >> And the U.S. States are sovereign in a sense (California is more >> sovereign than County Mayo in Ireland is), though they also are >> part of a federal structure which is the top-level subdivision in >> terms of UN recognition. >> > [[Georgia (state)]] is currently a disambiguation page.
I ought to have looked first. *blushes* Of course in the context of Georgia, "Georgia (state)" is indeed ambiguous. > California does indeed have greater autonomy than County Mayo; > perhaps even Orange County, has more autonomy. I understand that > "state" is a technically correct term for an independent country, > but in English speaking countries like the United *States* or > Australia the more popular notion of political subdivision would > tend to prevail. Well, in English-speaking countries like Ireland, Canada, or the United Kingdom the proper term is "state". The United Kingdom is a State. Scotland. England, Wales and Northernn Ireland are constituent "countries" within the UK. (See the article on the UK: "The United Kingdom is a unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.[18]".) >>> Would [[Ireland (Republic)]] be sufficient to emphasize that the >>> term "republic" is merely descriptive. >>> >> I don't believe it would be preferable. to changee [[Republic of >> Ireland]] to [[Ireland (republic)]] or to [[Ireland (Republic)]] -- >> I think you'd get push-back on that. I could ask, but just at the >> moment that might be poking the hornet's nest. >> > > Whether it's "(Republic)" or "(republic)" should not be a big issue. The point I was trying to make would be that "Ireland (state)" is more likely to be a winning compromise. Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
