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Did the term UK come about because Ireland does not consider themselves.. or associate themselves with England? We never learned much history in school besides American history. I think the Irish were prisoners sent away from England to this place which later became Ireland (separated from England) when they gained independence?
If so, what is the significance of Northern Ireland and why the distinction from the rest of Ireland? I'm still a little confused.
so Britain = same thing as Great Britain?
and England is a subcategory of Great Britain/Britain, which is a subcategory of the UK?
Thanks for all your help!
Do you know anything about the different accents?
Like, is a Cockney accent a regional accent in England like in America we have Southern accents and then different kinds of New York accents?
And is the term "British accent" wrong because usually ppl are referring to the English accent? And they are usually talking about the main accent like in America the general population has the trans-Atlantic/Appalachian accent or something?
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Well, "Northern Ireland" is different from "Ireland," kind of like North Korea and South Korea. And I don't know. Like you, I live in the USA, and I took AP US History last year so . . . again, like you, I know more about US history than European. I don't know the answer to that question.
All I know is that Ireland and Northern Ireland used to be ONE country. Britain was in control of it for a period of time, then part of Ireland broke away and became an independent country. A small part of it--Northern Ireland--remains under the influence of Britain until today, though it does have its own government and flag.
How accurate is this? Fairly low. That's just the general idea; I don't know much detail about it.
Yes, Britain is "Great Britain," just like United Kingdom is actually "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." We just like shorten things to make our lives easier (e.g. United States is actually "United States of America").
Yes, you are right on that. Here's a chart to make things clearer: [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
(I like to use charts and images because I am a visual person--I don't cope well with walls of texts, hahaha.)
I don't know the answer to these questions either, but the term "British accent" is not wrong because all countries of Great Britain--England, Scotland, and Wales--have English as their official and most widely used language.
To compare the two accents, go to "TheFreeDictionary" and type in any word; it will give you two samples of a general American accent and British accent that you can listen to. Here's an example with the word "better": [Link](Mouse over link to see full location)
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