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Re: CHAT National toponyms (was: OT Caution!! IRA funding)

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Thursday, September 16, 2004, 19:32
On Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 08:01:13PM +0100, Joe wrote:
> Generally we call the individual parts of the UK 'countries', but in > legislation, I think they're usually 'parts'.
Parts? How . . . plain. "Parts is parts." (old US TV commercial reference). :) I suppose since Wales has a prince it could be regarded as a Principality. Incidentally, how come England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland don't rate Princes? -Marcos