lars@lemmy.sdf.org to Data Is Beautiful@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoEuler diagram of the terminology of the British Isleslemmy.sdf.orgimagemessage-square125fedilinkarrow-up1516arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1504arrow-down1imageEuler diagram of the terminology of the British Isleslemmy.sdf.orglars@lemmy.sdf.org to Data Is Beautiful@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square125fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSubverb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoThe Scots wouldn’t agree with this. I’ve spent a lot of time there. The Shetlands, Orkneys, Harris and the rest of the Hebrides aren’t even mentioned. Haha
minus-squareBob@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWell, Scots would often say “we’re not British but we are Scottish” since British usually means “from the UK” but I don’t think any of them would deny that most of Scotland is in Great Britain.
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoThe North shall rise again
minus-squarermuk@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAnd Anglesey in Wales, and Wight in England, etc. Honestly I’m not a fan of this diagram.
minus-squareyak@lmy.brx.iolinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThose are groups of northern islands, so they were excluded. Unlike Northern Ireland, which isn’t an island so it was included. ???
The Scots wouldn’t agree with this. I’ve spent a lot of time there.
The Shetlands, Orkneys, Harris and the rest of the Hebrides aren’t even mentioned. Haha
Well, Scots would often say “we’re not British but we are Scottish” since British usually means “from the UK” but I don’t think any of them would deny that most of Scotland is in Great Britain.
The North shall rise again
And Anglesey in Wales, and Wight in England, etc. Honestly I’m not a fan of this diagram.
Those are groups of northern islands, so they were excluded. Unlike Northern Ireland, which isn’t an island so it was included.
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