Google| Subject | Re: Queen mother (of Britain) has died |
| From | Jette Goldie |
| Date | 2002-04-13 15:13 (2002-04-13 15:13) |
| Message-ID | <U9Wt8.1233$e41.7920746@news-text.cableinet.net> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien |
| Follows | Jay Random |
"Jay Random" <jrandom@bondwine.ca>wrote in message news:3CB7C9E4.3040809@bondwine.ca...
Jay RandomTis considered polite in Britain NOT to use the full _official_ name when one is not sure of everyone's alliegences.
Jette Goldie wrote:Jette GoldieJay Random
No, we don't *forget* - we know that *some* N Irish don't want to be British, and some do - so until we know which way the Irish person in question feels about the question, we leave it up to them to claim or not claim their "Britishness".
*I* am Scottish and British - I leave it to the various Northern Irish to speak for themselves.
Which has nothing to do with knowing what the _official_ name of the UK is. Official names are often stupidly incorrect.
One may know the full official name, yet choose to use a shortened and less offensive (to some) version in international company.
-- Jette (aka Vinyaduriel) "Work for Peace and remain fiercely loving" - Jim Byrnes jette@blueyonder.co.uk http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fanfic.html
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