So, if a treaty was signed in the 1800s between that English-speaking place and, say, France or the U.S., which geographical/political entity would you say had signed it? If the answer is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, what would be the proper short-form?
How interchangeable are the terms "English" and "British" when referring to the nationality of ships fishing the Grand Banks in the 1800s (the point being to distinguish them from the French and the Americans)?
I'll stop asking questions now. Thanks for your help!
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Date: 2006-07-12 09:24 pm (UTC)So, if a treaty was signed in the 1800s between that English-speaking place and, say, France or the U.S., which geographical/political entity would you say had signed it? If the answer is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, what would be the proper short-form?
How interchangeable are the terms "English" and "British" when referring to the nationality of ships fishing the Grand Banks in the 1800s (the point being to distinguish them from the French and the Americans)?
I'll stop asking questions now. Thanks for your help!