You should stick to the ISO standard rather than trying to appeal to the LCD.
http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/02iso-3166-code-lists/lis t-en1.html -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 26 November 2005 15:25 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re: OT: Language - Britian, England, or United Kingdom? > > In a message dated 11/26/2005 7:17:55 AM Pacific Standard > Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > The United Kingdom (UK) is the nation state consisting of > England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. > > The word Britain is used to refer to the island of Great > Britain which consists of England, Scotland and Wales > sometimes the Roman province called "Britain" or "Britannia" > ========== > So it wouldn't be TOTALLY inappropriate to have it as > > UK United Kingdom (Britain) > > would it? > > Thanks that was a clear explanation. Or, maybe it's just me, > and United Kingdom alone would be okay. Although, to tell the > truth, until I started netting, I had forgotten the term > United Kingdom. So when I first saw it in URLs I had to have > it explained to me. (This was about ten plus years ago). So I > don't think I am the only USer who might not know. > > Basically I want to aim for the lowest common denominator -- > as in newbie Net dumbie, hick, etc. > > Marnie aka Doe :-) > > > >
