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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by roaringmouse
(Post 10961400)
Point of order. The Britons (also known as Brythons) were a Celtic people group. Therefore you should either remove the subsequent Celts or, better still, say other Celtic groups (or similar).
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Britons are the people that live in Britain regardless of their origin.
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by chris955
(Post 10961409)
Britons are the people that live in Britain regardless of their origin.
The Britons (from which the name Britain comes) were an Iron-Age Celtic people living in the British Isles who were marginally displaced by the Anglo Saxons. They eventually also settled in France (Brittany). Of course, now Britons is used as an alternative to 'the British' but it really only refers to one of the many cultures who made us what we are now. |
Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 10961423)
Technically (and I'm sure roaringmouse will pop up to put me right) aren't you referring to the 'British'?
The Britons (from which the name Britain comes) were an Iron-Age Celtic people living in the British Isles who were marginally displaced by the Anglo Saxons. They eventually also settled in France (Brittany). Of course, now Britons is used as an alternative to 'the British' but it really only refers to one of the many cultures who made us what we are now. |
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 10961423)
Of course, now Britons is used as an alternative to 'the British' but it really only refers to one of the many cultures who made us what we are now.
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by roaringmouse
(Post 10961439)
Yes, I would agree - although I would accept the terms modern (day) Britons, contemporary Britons, or even at a push today's Britons for current day inhabitants of Britain.
[Edited to say I didn't use the Eff You See Kay word, I said Eff Eee See Kay. The BE automatic sensor is an eejit.] |
Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by chris955
(Post 10961433)
Britons as I said refers to the people that live in Britain. Of course historically iy had different meanings.
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 10961451)
Facetiousness and pedantry are two of my better qualities, though.
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 10961451)
Facetiousness and pedantry are two of my better qualities, though.
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by roaringmouse
(Post 10961458)
Don't you just love the word facetious? All the vowels are there, in alphabetical order.
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
Originally Posted by roaringmouse
(Post 10961458)
Don't you just love the word facetious? All the vowels are there, in alphabetical order.
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Re: What makes Britain Great?
The Police
The lowkey celebrations without the American/Australian type tub thumping. |
Re: What makes Britain Great?
Catching up on yesterday's conversation about Celts and Britons, I was a bit bemused that the Beaker Folk didn't get an honorable mensh. I like to think that my ancestors were beaker folk.
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