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To someone from the Home Nations, I'm 'English'. To everyone else, I'm 'British'. Foreigners generally can't tell the difference between the two, so it doesn't really matter.
But someone once thought I was Welsh just because I live in Bristol (near the England-Wales border)...
Do I detect a bit of independence here?I would strongly not recommend it. "Northern Irish" will suffice.
In general, I'd stay away from the topic altogether
Do I detect a bit of independence here?
???Calling it Ireland or Britain is likely to drag you into a short politics discussion best case scenario and getting shot worst case scenario.
It involves lots of angular momentum and chaotic dynamics usually under the influence of a chemical potential
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What should I call it then? And how should I refer to its denizens?
Nope. We're called limeys for a reasonDo you like chicken tikka masala?
P.S. Have you ever had scurvy?
The new Sims 3 expansion pack that I just got.what makes yer heart dance fer joy?
British is fine, but never English. Most will be fine with it, especially if an American does it. But if an Englishman called an Irishman 'English', there'd be trouble. Oh crikey yes.Is it politically correct to also consider someone from N Ireland as "British" or "English"?
'Britain' and 'British' are for the Home Countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. 'English' is passable for people from any of those places, but only just, and probably only by foreigners.???
What should I call it then? And how should I refer to its denizens?
The British Isles is the general assortment of islands in that general area type place.haha sorry i don't know the difference(that smilie always makes me laugh)
Nope. We're called limeys for a reason.
The new Sims 3 expansion pack that I just got.
British is fine, but never English. Most will be fine with it, especially if an American does it. But if an Englishman called an Irishman 'English', there'd be trouble. Oh crikey yes.
'Britain' and 'British' are for the Home Countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. 'English' is passable for people from any of those places, but only just, and probably only by foreigners.
The British Isles is the general assortment of islands in that general area type place.
Great Britain refers to the biggest island. It's split into three countries: Scotland to the North, Wales to the West, and England.
Ireland is split into two countries: Northern Ireland to the North, and the rest is the Republic of Ireland.
Now, the UK incorporates Scotland, Wales, England, and Northern Ireland (and an assortment of other smaller places and islands), so it's full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Phew.
Wikipedia has a sexy diagram that sums it up:
So, you come to a science board, spew a bunch of easily refuted crap and then try to twist the burden of evidence? Nice.
I made no claim. Because you accuse me of making one, doesn't burden me with having to accept that.YOU made the argument. It's YOUR words. Especially since you have still failed to evidence your claim.
Nope, I sure didn't....... Here, this might help.Jebus, it's like talking to a wall. YOU made the assertion, then it's YOUR job to back it up. If YOU fail to back it up nobody is going to take YOU seriously. Go get an education, pal, then come back here.
You made assertions. Stop lying.
Passive aggression, is still aggression.I didn't know this was a competition.
I don't think it's the higher wavelength of the photons, since the shortest wavelength produced in any significant number is really just ultraviolet.
Yellow is the Sun's spectrum as seen in space, red is as seen on Earth (as you can see, the atmosphere absorbs certain chunks of it), and the grey line is the black-body spectrum (basically, an ideal object that emits light solely as a result of it's temperature, which is a good approximation of the Sun's emitted spectrum).
Ya, I figured that after I went to bed that it had to be the simple heat of the sun meeting the energy requirements for burning. As far as I know the eye works the same way and that why you shouldnt look at a solar eclipse. The lens of your eyes focuses the energy burning your retinas.
I also remembered the Spain solar energy project that has a bunch of mirrors that focus the sun's rays all to one spot and it reaches a temperature in excess of 1000C. Pretty darn hot.
Is this correct?
The chances of rolling a Yahtzee are 1-in-120.
The chances of rolling a [predetermined] Yahtzee are 1-in-720.
If I just throw the dice and six 1s come up, that's 1-in-120, or 1/5 x 1/4 x 1/3 x 1/2.
But if I say beforehand that I'm going to roll six 1s, then the chances are 1-in-720, or 1/6 x 1/5...
Is this correct?
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