----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 8:14
PM
Subject: Re: [Nostratica] Re:
Gerry!
On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 02:28:17 +0100, Miguel Carrasquer
<mcv@...>
wrote:
>On
Sun, 26 Jan 2003 01:06:26 -0000, "Gerry <waluk@...>"
><waluk@...>
wrote:
>
>>Yes, England is part of Great Britain
>>but I had no idea that the United Kingdom was a state and likely
>>given the same hierarchial position as is Great Britain. Is
there
>>any difference between the two
>
>Yes: Great
Britain is an island, consisting of England, Wales and
>Scotland.
The United Kingdom is a state, consisting of the island of
>Great
Britain with a number of smaller neighbouring islands, (included
>within
England (e.g. Wight), Wales (e.g. Anglesey) or Scotland
>(lots)),
a portion of the island of Ireland ("Northern Ireland"), and
>the
islands of Jersey, Guernsey (the Channel Islands) and the Isle
of
>Man.
I have just been informed by Mr. Ned Smith that Jersey,
Guernsey and
Man are in fact not formally part of the
U.K.
=======================
Miguel Carrasquer
Vidal
mcv@...
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