@[email protected] to Data Is [email protected] • 1 year agoEuler diagram of the terminology of the British Isleslemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1514
arrow-up1514imageEuler diagram of the terminology of the British Isleslemmy.sdf.org@[email protected] to Data Is [email protected] • 1 year agomessage-square122fedilink
minus-squareSubverblinkfedilink12•edit-21 year agoThe Scots wouldn’t agree with this. I’ve spent a lot of time there. The Shetlands, Orkneys, Harris and the rest of the Hebrides aren’t even mentioned. Haha
minus-squareBoblinkfedilink2•1 year agoWell, Scots would often say “we’re not British but we are Scottish” since British usually means “from the UK” but I don’t think any of them would deny that most of Scotland is in Great Britain.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoThose are groups of northern islands, so they were excluded. Unlike Northern Ireland, which isn’t an island so it was included. ???
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoAnd Anglesey in Wales, and Wight in England, etc. Honestly I’m not a fan of this diagram.
The Scots wouldn’t agree with this. I’ve spent a lot of time there.
The Shetlands, Orkneys, Harris and the rest of the Hebrides aren’t even mentioned. Haha
Well, Scots would often say “we’re not British but we are Scottish” since British usually means “from the UK” but I don’t think any of them would deny that most of Scotland is in Great Britain.
The North shall rise again
Those are groups of northern islands, so they were excluded. Unlike Northern Ireland, which isn’t an island so it was included.
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And Anglesey in Wales, and Wight in England, etc. Honestly I’m not a fan of this diagram.