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[edit]French
[edit]In my French class, I was taught that the French word for England is l'Angleterre, but I just watched TV5MONDE and they used le Royaume-Uni. Which is correct? --70.245.189.11 (talk) 22:01, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
- Angleterre is England, Royaume-Uni is the United Kingdom. Algebraist 22:03, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
- ..the difference being that the UK includes Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as England. Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:46, 24 September 2010 (UTC)
- ...But, of course, just as in English, you can expect that many people will fail to distinguish the terms. --Anonymous, 22:53 UTC, September 24, 2010.
- D'accord. Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:32, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
- A famous French World War One illustration shows Highland infantry complete with Glengarries and kilts going "over the top" with the caption "Soldats anglais". Great Britain is Grand Bretagne, while Bretagne is Brittany. Alansplodge (talk) 17:03, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
- And Les Cornouailles is (are?) Cornwall, while Cornouaille is a bit of Britanny. DuncanHill (talk) 09:41, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
- A famous French World War One illustration shows Highland infantry complete with Glengarries and kilts going "over the top" with the caption "Soldats anglais". Great Britain is Grand Bretagne, while Bretagne is Brittany. Alansplodge (talk) 17:03, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
- D'accord. Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:32, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
- ...But, of course, just as in English, you can expect that many people will fail to distinguish the terms. --Anonymous, 22:53 UTC, September 24, 2010.
- ..the difference being that the UK includes Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as England. Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:46, 24 September 2010 (UTC)