| Difference between GB and UK? 11:23 - Jul 27 with 5411 views | Keno |
My daughters Italian boyfriend has just asked me what the difference between Great Britain and the United Kingdom is (eg, why at the Olympics is GB, not UK)
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 12:45 - Jul 27 with 1733 views | WeWereZombies |
Because if it was UK instead of GB and someone got the spacing wrong it would be Tea mUK and everyone would think we were the Swiss... |  |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 13:51 - Jul 27 with 1693 views | factual_blue |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 11:33 - Jul 27 by Kropotkin123 |
Britain = England and Wales
Great Britain = England, Scotland and Wales
United Kingdom = England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Ireland = Republic of Ireland
Ireland/Island of Ireland = Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
British Isles/British and Irish Isles = Great Britain, Island of Ireland, Isle of Mann, etc
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The most succinct answer to your question would be Northern Ireland. [Post edited 27 Jul 2021 11:34]
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Strictly speaking, 'Great Britain' by itself is merely the geographic island in which England, Scotland and Wales are all found. 'GB' has no constitutional meaning by itself. But 'the UK of GB and NI' makes both geographic and constitutional sense. |  |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 14:09 - Jul 27 with 1676 views | solemio |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 11:28 - Jul 27 by usm |
If he doesnt know then tell him to do one and return back to where he came from |
Perhaps he can stay if he is able to correct the second half of your sentence, eliminating the tautology and not ending the sentence with a preposition.
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 14:16 - Jul 27 with 1666 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 11:26 - Jul 27 by nodge_blue |
GB doesn't pretend to be united?
But Google says GB officially doesn't include NI. [Post edited 27 Jul 2021 11:27]
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It also doesn't include parts of England, Scotland or Wales.
Great Britain is the biggest of the British Islands. So English islands like the Isle of Wight, Scottish islands like the Orkneys, and Welsh islands like Anglesey aren't included.
Greater Britain is the term I think that they should use, as it would denote "Great Britain etc", in the same way that Greater London or Greater Manchester are used.
While we're on incorrect, or misleading, names/titles...
What is the current Queen's title? | | | |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 14:27 - Jul 27 with 1656 views | RamRob |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 14:16 - Jul 27 by ArnoldMoorhen |
It also doesn't include parts of England, Scotland or Wales.
Great Britain is the biggest of the British Islands. So English islands like the Isle of Wight, Scottish islands like the Orkneys, and Welsh islands like Anglesey aren't included.
Greater Britain is the term I think that they should use, as it would denote "Great Britain etc", in the same way that Greater London or Greater Manchester are used.
While we're on incorrect, or misleading, names/titles...
What is the current Queen's title? |
Mrs as in Mrs Mountbatten? |  |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 14:30 - Jul 27 with 1646 views | Kropotkin123 |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 13:51 - Jul 27 by factual_blue |
Strictly speaking, 'Great Britain' by itself is merely the geographic island in which England, Scotland and Wales are all found. 'GB' has no constitutional meaning by itself. But 'the UK of GB and NI' makes both geographic and constitutional sense. |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 14:40 - Jul 27 with 1631 views | Kropotkin123 |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 12:23 - Jul 27 by Pinewoodblue |
Britain = England and Wales…..really? |
I'm sure someone with better knowledge on it will be able to expand. But yes, from memory the Roman's referred to the England (up to Hadrian's Wall) and Wales as the Kingdom of Brittania. This developed into Britain.
Great Britain (Or Greater Britain) therefore refers to the extension of this area to include the whole of the island. The name Great Britain has nothing to do with how marvellous we are or are not.
So what makes Britain Great is essentially Scotland... which is quite worrying. [Post edited 27 Jul 2021 14:41]
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 16:06 - Jul 27 with 1588 views | factual_blue |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 12:14 - Jul 27 by RamRob |
Can always go back to Team British Empire |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 16:13 - Jul 27 with 1586 views | BloomBlue |
In my younger days we were called Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team even the official medal table would have GB & NI but then I assume someone decided 'Team GB' sounded trendier
Although you could explain to him it's like Italy & Italia. Italia being the mainland and Italy includes the islands like Sicily, |  | | |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 16:13 - Jul 27 with 1585 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 14:27 - Jul 27 by RamRob |
Mrs as in Mrs Mountbatten? |
I think she prefers WIndsor...
But what do coins and bank notes call her?
Then go back to Guthrum's answer earlier and see if you can spot the problem... | | | |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 16:59 - Jul 27 with 1556 views | Keno |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 16:13 - Jul 27 by BloomBlue |
In my younger days we were called Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team even the official medal table would have GB & NI but then I assume someone decided 'Team GB' sounded trendier
Although you could explain to him it's like Italy & Italia. Italia being the mainland and Italy includes the islands like Sicily, |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 17:12 - Jul 27 with 1551 views | Swansea_Blue |
Bunch of ignoramuses. One is obviously a poster on TWTD with previous political activist tendencies, the other is a nation state. |  |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 17:26 - Jul 27 with 1538 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 16:13 - Jul 27 by ArnoldMoorhen |
I think she prefers WIndsor...
But what do coins and bank notes call her?
Then go back to Guthrum's answer earlier and see if you can spot the problem... |
Ok, no one is biting.
Our Queen is called Elizabeth the Second of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (and other isles etc). But she isn't the Second Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (etc). The Act of Union, which united the English and Scottish thrones, took effect in 1707, and Queen Elizabeth the First of England had been dead for over a hundred years when it was signed.
So our Queen is either Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (etc), Queen Elizabeth the First of the United Kingdom (etc) or Queen Elizabeth the Second of England and First of Scotland, which was how the first Jacobean King was styled, although that pre-dated the Act of Union.
Personally, I think just Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom is correct. | | | |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 17:32 - Jul 27 with 1530 views | Pinewoodblue |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 17:26 - Jul 27 by ArnoldMoorhen |
Ok, no one is biting.
Our Queen is called Elizabeth the Second of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (and other isles etc). But she isn't the Second Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (etc). The Act of Union, which united the English and Scottish thrones, took effect in 1707, and Queen Elizabeth the First of England had been dead for over a hundred years when it was signed.
So our Queen is either Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (etc), Queen Elizabeth the First of the United Kingdom (etc) or Queen Elizabeth the Second of England and First of Scotland, which was how the first Jacobean King was styled, although that pre-dated the Act of Union.
Personally, I think just Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom is correct. |
Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith |  |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 18:15 - Jul 27 with 1521 views | ronnyd |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 17:32 - Jul 27 by Pinewoodblue |
Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith |
AKA Queenie.  | | | |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 18:42 - Jul 27 with 1510 views | Ely_Blue |
Full country name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |  |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 19:12 - Jul 27 with 1494 views | Trequartista |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 11:33 - Jul 27 by Kropotkin123 |
Britain = England and Wales
Great Britain = England, Scotland and Wales
United Kingdom = England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Ireland = Republic of Ireland
Ireland/Island of Ireland = Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
British Isles/British and Irish Isles = Great Britain, Island of Ireland, Isle of Mann, etc
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The most succinct answer to your question would be Northern Ireland. [Post edited 27 Jul 2021 11:34]
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Britain is not England and Wales, Britain is another name for the UK. |  |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 19:15 - Jul 27 with 1492 views | Trequartista |
I believe they are Team GB (England + Scotland + Wales), so that athletes from Northern Ireland can then choose if they want to represent GB or Republic of Ireland. | |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 19:16 - Jul 27 with 1490 views | ArnoldMoorhen |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 17:32 - Jul 27 by Pinewoodblue |
Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith |
But she isn't the Second Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, as explained above. Our Bank notes lie to us! And if you can't trust the bank notes...
No-one cares about this, apart from me, do they? | | | |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 19:51 - Jul 28 with 1457 views | solemio |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 18:15 - Jul 27 by ronnyd |
AKA Queenie. |
Respect, please. She's Madge. | | | |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 20:58 - Jul 28 with 1396 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 19:12 - Jul 27 by Trequartista |
Britain is not England and Wales, Britain is another name for the UK. |
I thought Britain was simply the abridged version of GB. | |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 21:01 - Jul 28 with 1394 views | WeWereZombies |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 20:58 - Jul 28 by Swansea_Blue |
I thought Britain was simply the abridged version of GB. |
But BoJo hasn't built the bridge between the Mull of Kintyre and Belfast yet... | |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 22:03 - Jul 28 with 1363 views | dominiciawful |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 14:16 - Jul 27 by ArnoldMoorhen |
It also doesn't include parts of England, Scotland or Wales.
Great Britain is the biggest of the British Islands. So English islands like the Isle of Wight, Scottish islands like the Orkneys, and Welsh islands like Anglesey aren't included.
Greater Britain is the term I think that they should use, as it would denote "Great Britain etc", in the same way that Greater London or Greater Manchester are used.
While we're on incorrect, or misleading, names/titles...
What is the current Queen's title? |
Big Liz |  |
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 22:52 - Jul 28 with 1330 views | Kropotkin123 |
| Difference between GB and UK? on 19:12 - Jul 27 by Trequartista |
Britain is not England and Wales, Britain is another name for the UK. |
No, James I wanted to make it clear he wasn't the ruler of Britain (Roman Britain) and therefore declared the territory of England, Scotland and Wales to be Great Britain, in order to distinguish it from Britain. [Post edited 28 Jul 2021 22:52]
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| Difference between GB and UK? on 23:12 - Jul 28 with 1314 views | mylittletown |
I imagine that there will be a celebration in Ireland in December 2021 or early in 2022.
We don't really need to celebrate the fact that we became the current version of the UK in 1921/2, after several centuries of appalling behaviour. (Or, writing as a person of partly Irish descent, perhaps we do) [Post edited 28 Jul 2021 23:37]
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