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There seem to be lots of names for the UK, England, … whatever. I never know what to call it. But thank god for the internet I can look it up!
- England is the country whose capital is London.
- The UK is England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – it is confusing because it is classified somewhat vaguely as a “country of countries” and its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (what it says on my passport). The capital of the UK is also London.
- Great Britain is the island comprising England, Scotland and Wales and should be used in a geographical sense rather than in terms of political countries. (But then why do we call them Britons?).
- Ireland is the island and comprises of 2 countries – Northern Ireland (part of UK) and the Republic of Ireland. If someone says they are Irish they are referring to the Republic of Ireland.
This bares bones is enough to stop some of the confusion but there is a whole heap more and I’ve never seen it summarised so well as I did on this You Tube video I watched this morning. You must check this out.
louashton
