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[darwin dali]

Caution should be observed DD when trying to reason with racechick. Trying to reason with irrationality and without bias is a fruitless pursuit!

Hey racechick waaz up?

Racechicks easy to rationalise with

Not imo.

thats because youre not a rational person

I didn't miss anything. I simply find it presumptuous and preposterous to put great before a countries name no matter the history...

but you dont think this when a certain country labels its NATIONAL sporting teams as Champions of the WORLD?

As i said earlier Great means ALL its pretty simple to understand if you didnt have a certain distaste for the UK. which is not your fault most mainland Europeans do!

Yes, that is ridiculous and I do think it's ridiculous and presumptuous to call the US baseball champions world champions (or football or ....).

Great: 1 a: notably large in size : huge b: of a kind characterized by relative largeness —used in plant and animal names c: elaborate , ample <great detail>2 a: large in number or measure : numerous <great multitudes> b: predominant <the great majority>3: remarkable in magnitude, degree, or effectiveness <great bloodshed>4: full of emotion <great with anger>5 a: eminent , distinguished <a great poet> b: chief or preeminent over others —often used in titles <Lord Great Chamberlain> c: aristocratic , grand <great ladies>6: long continued <a great while>7: principal , main <a reception in the great hall>8: more remote in a family relationship by a single generation than a specified relative <great-grandfather>9: markedly superior in character or quality ; especially : noble <great of soul>10 a: remarkably skilled <great at tennis> b: marked by enthusiasm : keen <great on science fiction>11—used as a generalized term of approval <had a great time><it was just great>

Greater : consisting of a central city together with adjacent areas that are naturally or administratively connected with it <Greater London>


If they want the meaning to be the last example (also the one you're referring to) then they should say so, i.e., Greater Britain, even though it actually applies to cities not countries. The way it stands, none of the definitions for great apply and it sounds arrogant.

[bud]

a Swiss calling the Brits arrogant.....

but again get over your distaste of the Brits its getting boring

Derivation of 'Great'
After the Old English period, Britain was used as a historical term only. Geoffrey of Monmouth in his pseudohistorical Historia Regum Britanniae (circa 1136) refers to the island of Great Britain as Britannia major ("Greater Britain"), to distinguish it from Britannia minor ("Lesser Britain"), the continental region which approximates to modern Brittany. The term "Great Britain" was first used officially in 1474, in the instrument drawing up the proposal for a marriage between Cecily the daughter of Edward IV of England, and James the son of James III of Scotland, which described it as "this Nobill Isle, callit Gret Britanee." It was used again in 1604, when King James VI and I, in a deliberate attempt to impose a term which would unite his double inheritance of the kingdoms of Scotland and England, proclaimed his assumption of the throne in the style "King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland..."[16]

[darwin dali]

a Swiss calling the Brits arrogant.....

but again get over your distaste of the Brits its getting boring

Derivation of 'Great'
After the Old English period, Britain was used as a historical term only. Geoffrey of Monmouth in his pseudohistorical Historia Regum Britanniae (circa 1136) refers to the island of Great Britain as Britannia major ("Greater Britain"), to distinguish it from Britannia minor ("Lesser Britain"), the continental region which approximates to modern Brittany. The term "Great Britain" was first used officially in 1474, in the instrument drawing up the proposal for a marriage between Cecily the daughter of Edward IV of England, and James the son of James III of Scotland, which described it as "this Nobill Isle, callit Gret Britanee." It was used again in 1604, when King James VI and I, in a deliberate attempt to impose a term which would unite his double inheritance of the kingdoms of Scotland and England, proclaimed his assumption of the throne in the style "King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland..."[16]

Bud, I don't know where you got this idea about me that I distaste the Brits (they taste like chicken like everybody else ). It's simply not true. But once you got something in your head, you appear to be very stubborn and other than knocking it out of your head with one's fists, it's near impossible to get such a misguided idea out of your cerebrum.

[Gaz]

To be fair the only time Great Britian is really used in an international stage is the olympics

otherwise if somone asks me my Nationality i'd just say either UK or British.

[bud]

Darwin i have known you for 10 years on forums and you pick up on things the little things. But its clear youre in denial and a fist to the head wont help you with that

[Hamilton]

me, Indian.... Guess am the only Indian registered in this forum

[texasmr2]

Racechicks easy to rationalise with

Not imo but hey it's only an opinion right?

thats because youre not a rational person

Oh man thats kinda cold yet I never said I was rational or did I?

[Gaz]

me, Indian.... Guess am the only Indian registered in this forum

Are you living in india at the moment?

hows force india taking off over there has it promoted the F1 more?

[racechick]

a Swiss calling the Brits arrogant.....

but again get over your distaste of the Brits its getting boring

Derivation of 'Great'
After the Old English period, Britain was used as a historical term only. Geoffrey of Monmouth in his pseudohistorical Historia Regum Britanniae (circa 1136) refers to the island of Great Britain as Britannia major ("Greater Britain"), to distinguish it from Britannia minor ("Lesser Britain"), the continental region which approximates to modern Brittany. The term "Great Britain" was first used officially in 1474, in the instrument drawing up the proposal for a marriage between Cecily the daughter of Edward IV of England, and James the son of James III of Scotland, which described it as "this Nobill Isle, callit Gret Britanee." It was used again in 1604, when King James VI and I, in a deliberate attempt to impose a term which would unite his double inheritance of the kingdoms of Scotland and England, proclaimed his assumption of the throne in the style "King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland..."[16]

Bud, I don't know where you got this idea about me that I distaste the Brits (they taste like chicken like everybody else ). It's simply not true. But once you got something in your head, you appear to be very stubborn and other than knocking it out of your head with one's fists, it's near impossible to get such a misguided idea out of your cerebrum.

But Bud's right DD, thats why the idea's in his head. You may like the taste of Brits, but you don't appear to LIKE them, otherwise why the litle digs and comments all the time???

[racechick]

me, Indian.... Guess am the only Indian registered in this forum

Hi there only Indian I like your name

[racechick]

Caution should be observed DD when trying to reason with racechick. Trying to reason with irrationality and without bias is a fruitless pursuit!

Hey racechick waaz up?

Racechicks easy to rationalise with

Not imo.

As ive said before Tex. You crack me up!!!

[darwin dali]

a Swiss calling the Brits arrogant.....

but again get over your distaste of the Brits its getting boring

Derivation of 'Great'
After the Old English period, Britain was used as a historical term only. Geoffrey of Monmouth in his pseudohistorical Historia Regum Britanniae (circa 1136) refers to the island of Great Britain as Britannia major ("Greater Britain"), to distinguish it from Britannia minor ("Lesser Britain"), the continental region which approximates to modern Brittany. The term "Great Britain" was first used officially in 1474, in the instrument drawing up the proposal for a marriage between Cecily the daughter of Edward IV of England, and James the son of James III of Scotland, which described it as "this Nobill Isle, callit Gret Britanee." It was used again in 1604, when King James VI and I, in a deliberate attempt to impose a term which would unite his double inheritance of the kingdoms of Scotland and England, proclaimed his assumption of the throne in the style "King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland..."[16]

Bud, I don't know where you got this idea about me that I distaste the Brits (they taste like chicken like everybody else ). It's simply not true. But once you got something in your head, you appear to be very stubborn and other than knocking it out of your head with one's fists, it's near impossible to get such a misguided idea out of your cerebrum.

But Bud's right DD, thats why the idea's in his head. You may like the taste of Brits, but you don't appear to LIKE them, otherwise why the litle digs and comments all the time???

I usually tease (or make 'little digs' at) only people that I like or care for. People I dislike or am indifferent about, earn the silent treatment from me. And if I REALLY dislike somebody, that somebody will feel the might of my big(ger) guns

[racechick]

a Swiss calling the Brits arrogant.....

but again get over your distaste of the Brits its getting boring

Derivation of 'Great'
After the Old English period, Britain was used as a historical term only. Geoffrey of Monmouth in his pseudohistorical Historia Regum Britanniae (circa 1136) refers to the island of Great Britain as Britannia major ("Greater Britain"), to distinguish it from Britannia minor ("Lesser Britain"), the continental region which approximates to modern Brittany. The term "Great Britain" was first used officially in 1474, in the instrument drawing up the proposal for a marriage between Cecily the daughter of Edward IV of England, and James the son of James III of Scotland, which described it as "this Nobill Isle, callit Gret Britanee." It was used again in 1604, when King James VI and I, in a deliberate attempt to impose a term which would unite his double inheritance of the kingdoms of Scotland and England, proclaimed his assumption of the throne in the style "King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland..."[16]

Bud, I don't know where you got this idea about me that I distaste the Brits (they taste like chicken like everybody else ). It's simply not true. But once you got something in your head, you appear to be very stubborn and other than knocking it out of your head with one's fists, it's near impossible to get such a misguided idea out of your cerebrum.

But Bud's right DD, thats why the idea's in his head. You may like the taste of Brits, but you don't appear to LIKE them, otherwise why the litle digs and comments all the time???

I usually tease (or make 'little digs' at) only people that I like or care for. People I dislike or am indifferent about, earn the silent treatment from me. And if I REALLY dislike somebody, that somebody will feel the might of my big(ger) guns

mmmm. Now what to make of that?? You don't ignore me, so you dont dislike me. I get LOADS of litle digs, so you care for me
And yet Ive seen the big gun

[darwin dali]

Yes, I do care for you, but sometimes a bit less in certain situations in the past. But that's the past

[texasmr2]

Caution should be observed DD when trying to reason with racechick. Trying to reason with irrationality and without bias is a fruitless pursuit!

Hey racechick waaz up?

Racechicks easy to rationalise with

Not imo.

As ive said before Tex. You crack me up!!!

Atleast I do something for you!