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17 Nov 05
22 Nov 05
Originally posted by c99uxAre you implying that there are 4 million, two hundred thousand and six people in that wee Northern Ireland?
erm... How many of the United States have a polulation of more than 50,000,000? Or more than 65,000,000 if you include the whole of Great Britain? Or 69,200,006 if you include the whole of the UK?
23 Nov 05
Originally posted by sjeg... and the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands and the Scilies...
Are you implying that there are 4 million, two hundred thousand and six people in that wee Northern Ireland?
No, I probably got the numbers a little wrong, but how many of the United States have a population of more than 50,000,000?
23 Nov 05
Originally posted by c99uxNo stae has 50,000,000 people...California will have that many in 20 years....
... and the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands and the Scilies...
No, I probably got the numbers a little wrong, but how many of the United States have a population of more than 50,000,000?
23 Nov 05
Originally posted by sjegIt might indeed !
eH?
That's rubbush... whoops - that's a genuine type-o, but I think I'll leave it in.
It might remind some people that a basic understanding of geography is a handy thing to have.
And when you acquire the basics, perhaps you will understand
the difference between a continent and a country.
23 Nov 05
Originally posted by xsIndeed I do, my patriotic friend. My post was in response to a claim (not yours, but thank you for your valuable input) that: "anytime the word america is used, everyone thinks of the United States of AMERICA. We are known as AMERICANS".
It might indeed !
And when you acquire the basics, perhaps you will understand
the difference between a continent and a country.
I dispute that, as America is a continent, and not a country. That is the way it was last time I looked, anyway.
"American" as an adjective refers to all those whose origins lie on that continent, North and South.
To differentiate, most people have a special word for people from your country: e.g. 'statiunitense" in Italian, and the slang term "Yank" in English. Columbus did not discover the U.S.A., and Amerigo Vespucci does not lend his name to your country. Please get these basics learnt off before getting involved in any future embarassing mishaps.
