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Old 31st October 2009, 14:58   #34 (permalink)
rednev
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Originally Posted by padzilla View Post
Northern Ireland is not part of Britain it's part of the United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland, check your passport covers.
Britain can be used in short to refer to either the island of Great Britain or the United Kingdom (of GB and NI), so including NI as part of 'Britain' is not incorrect.
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