o/t Why Not Just Take the "Great" out of Great Britain

[marky No.1]

The 2012 Olympic Games to be held here are to be staged in French as the prime language

Even the Union Jack will be 5th down the flagpole

London residents will also require "behaviour modification"

http://londonist.com/2010/12/french-is- ... ympics.php

[durhamshrimp]

The word Great in Great Britain doesn't mean Great as in good. It comes from refering to a geographical area.

[Plain Peter]

The comments to the link are worth a read.

[marky No.1]

The word Great in Great Britain doesn't mean Great as in good. It comes from refering to a geographical area.

Well we've lost a lot of geographical area as well!

[durhamshrimp]

The comments to the link are worth a read.

It's like Eurovision all over again. Makes my blood boil!! Grrrr!

[Wild Bill]

The word Great in Great Britain doesn't mean Great as in good. It comes from refering to a geographical area.

Well we've lost a lot of geographical area as well!

Yup, Britain is the British Isles. The largest island is therefore Great Britain.

I have no objections to having another language used on signs etc but There are certainly more useful languages to use than French.

[Bare Ben]

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NOTHERN IRELAND OMG YEAH WOW

[morecambe mick]

So, does that make IOM Little Britain

Would explain alot

[Plain Peter]

Normally I'd be patriotic.
But in 2012 all WE, THE UK TAX PAYER are is host, a cash cow, for yet another load of free loaders.

[Keith]

So, does that make IOM Little Britain

Would explain alot