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Kenny1999 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
"Great" London? "Great" Britain?
What is the difference between "Great London" and "London"?
and thus "Britain" and "Great Britain"?
Is "Great" an official name or only an emphasis used by some people who loves the nation?
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kenny1999 Is "Great" an official name Yes. It has nothing to do with admiration for these regions. kenny1999 "Great Britain" It's basically England, Scotland, and Wales.
- kenny1999 Is "Great" an official name Yes.
- It has nothing to do with admiration for these regions.
- kenny1999 "Great Britain" It's basically England, Scotland, and Wales.
- org/wiki/Great_Britain kenny1999 Great London As far as I know there is no such thing unless you are using "Great" and "London" as modifiers, as in "The Great London Smog of 1952" or "The Great London Fire", in which "Great" modifies "Smog" or "Fire", not "London".
- In these expressions "Great" means very big.
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kenny1999Is "Great" an official name
Yes. It has nothing to do with admiration for these regions.
kenny1999"Great Britain"
It's basically England, Scotland, and Wales.
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