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minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·21 hours agoDublin is in Ireland, not Great Britain. There was a whole kerfuffle about it.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-214 hours ago‘Twas only a spot of Troubles
minus-squarenialv7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down1·21 hours agoAnd car bombs were involved.
minus-squareMDCCCLV@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 hours agoNo, the Irish war of independence was 1916-1920 and was mostly fighting with guns. The car bombs was much later during the troubles and was about northern Ireland.
minus-squareExecutive Chimp@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·21 hours agoThe Kerfuffles. Plural.
minus-squarekronisk @lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·21 hours agoOh, of course…but why the car? Because there’s a car bomb, IRA-style?
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·21 hours agoNot to be that guy. But Great Britain refers to mainline England, Scotland, Wales. The term you’re looking for is the United Kingdom.
minus-squareSmoothLiquidation@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·20 hours agoThe original post said “name a place in Britain”
minus-squareGeneralEmergency@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·20 hours agoBritain is the geographical location. The United Kingdom is the country. Hence the full name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
minus-squareVandals_handle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoMainline, Scotland. What is Trainspotting? I’ll take plot-lines in two words for $500 Alex.
Dublin is in Ireland, not Great Britain. There was a whole kerfuffle about it.
‘Twas only a spot of Troubles
And car bombs were involved.
No, the Irish war of independence was 1916-1920 and was mostly fighting with guns. The car bombs was much later during the troubles and was about northern Ireland.
The Kerfuffles. Plural.
Oh, of course…but why the car? Because there’s a car bomb, IRA-style?
Yep.
Not to be that guy. But Great Britain refers to mainline England, Scotland, Wales. The term you’re looking for is the United Kingdom.
The original post said “name a place in Britain”
Britain is the geographical location. The United Kingdom is the country.
Hence the full name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Mainline, Scotland. What is Trainspotting? I’ll take plot-lines in two words for $500 Alex.