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Question: What term to you prefer for Great Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands?
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British Isles
 
#2
Britian and Ireland
 
#3
Atlantic Archipelago
 
#4
Other (pls specify)
 
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« Reply #25 on: July 28, 2015, 05:04:16 PM »

Has the Isle of Man (et al) ceased to exist?

It is not unsual to disregard minor islands when naming an island group.
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« Reply #26 on: July 28, 2015, 05:06:07 PM »

Has the Isle of Man (et al) ceased to exist?

It is not unsual to disregard minor islands when naming an island group.

If so, there may be no problem here at all... Wink
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« Reply #27 on: July 29, 2015, 01:28:33 PM »

The British Isles.
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« Reply #28 on: July 29, 2015, 03:34:19 PM »

I refer to them as "Wales etc"
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« Reply #29 on: July 29, 2015, 04:01:20 PM »

THESE ISLANDS
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« Reply #30 on: July 29, 2015, 11:29:15 PM »

British Isles.  Sometimes if I'm feeling smarmy I just say England.  Precisely for the reasons that it bothers you Wink

Kinda like how I insist on calling the U.S. "America" when in the presence of Canadian company.
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« Reply #31 on: July 30, 2015, 03:23:32 AM »

British Isles.  Sometimes if I'm feeling smarmy I just say England.  Precisely for the reasons that it bothers you Wink

Kinda like how I insist on calling the U.S. "America" when in the presence of Canadian company.

Hardly anyone would understand what you mean if you refer to the British Isles as England, they will just assume you meant, well, England (or maybe Britain). You need to say Greater England to provoke anyone.
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« Reply #32 on: July 31, 2015, 02:57:10 AM »

I call them "Airstrip One". Tongue
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« Reply #33 on: August 15, 2015, 11:03:30 AM »

Britain and Ireland is literally the right answer to this question (not a colonialist).
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« Reply #34 on: August 16, 2015, 04:51:06 PM »

Empire of Alba( normal CK2 player)
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« Reply #35 on: August 19, 2015, 11:07:54 AM »

Islands of the North Atlantic (IoNA) is one attempted name you didn't mention.  It's certainly better than Atlantic Archipelago, if only because it has a pronounceable acronym.  As for complaints that there are other islands in the (North) Atlantic, I don't think anyone in the United States of America, can voice them.

In the world of competitive debating this is the standard term. I'm still hoping that Jamaica will make a claim to join it though.
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