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Re: A language by any other name



On 19 Sep 2001, John Hasler wrote:

> Steve Langasek writes:
> > en_UK is English as spoken in the United Kingdom.
> 
> While en_GB is english as spoken in Great Britain.  Perhpas one of the
> residents thereof can explain the difference.

IIRC, the UK is England, Wales and Scotland, while Great Britain includes
Northern Ireland, and a few other colonies.

But I might be wrong...

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