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Well Wisher Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
Uncle Sam
Whay is the US referred to as Uncle Sam?
Is there a similar onomastic reference for UK?
Is there a similar onomastic reference for UK?
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html is some info on Uncle Sam. (I went to school in Troy, New York. )
- html is some info on Uncle Sam.
- (I went to school in Troy, New York.
- )
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http://home.nycap.rr.com/content/us_bio.html is some info on Uncle Sam. (I went to school in Troy, New York. They are very proud of him there.)
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Hi,
For Britain, perhaps 'John Bull' is the closest, although I doubt that this reference is often used in the modern UK.
John Bull was a character in a series of 18th. century political pamphlets in England. He was/is often drawn as a cartoon figure, with the union jack as a waistcoat. He came to personify 'Englishness'.
Best wishes, Clive
For Britain, perhaps 'John Bull' is the closest, although I doubt that this reference is often used in the modern UK.
John Bull was a character in a series of 18th. century political pamphlets in England. He was/is often drawn as a cartoon figure, with the union jack as a waistcoat. He came to personify 'Englishness'.
Best wishes, Clive
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