Re: CHAT National toponyms (was: OT Caution!! IRA funding)
| From: | Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, September 17, 2004, 17:12 |
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On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:48:54 +0100, Tim May <butsuri@...> wrote:
> Frankly I'm coming to the
> conclusion that the constitution of the UK does not care to offer a
> classification of its constituent territories, either individually or
> collectively.
I think this is because there are enough nationalist and separatist
movements (and their antitheseses) within the British Isles that tying
anything down terminologically too tightly is bound to upset a significant
portion of the voting public.
Paul
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