Re: [tlug] "Locale" urrrgh

["Daniel A. Ramaley" <daniel.ramaley@example.com>]

On Thursday 12 July 2007 11:13, Marty Pauley wrote:
>The ISO code is annoying and adds to the confusion:  most people,
>including half the population of England, don't really know the
>difference between England, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom.

Whenever i have trouble remembering which is which, i reread the top 
portion of this article:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles_(terminology)
Basically, England is a small country on the island of Great Britain 
which is a part of the United Kingdom.

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