Subject: [Ltru] ISO 3166-2 vote (was: Re: Åland )

From: Marion Gunn <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 12:36:20 +0000

Thank you all for your responses, especially John. 

I'll try to make one reply fit all, offering apologies
to anyone
feeling the topic is out of place on his/her list, or outside their normal
field of expertise.

This is a relatively simple matter of 3 facts and 1 question. 

F1 ISO 3166-2 is currently under review;
F2 UK is Northern Ireland's e-mail/webtag;
F3 UK is not currently listed in ISO 3166.
Q1 Woul you like to support its inclusion?

If you do, your National Body can act on that. If you dont, the
question just goes away for another 5 years. Either way, asking is
good and no harm can be done.

mg 

Scríobh John Clews:
> 
> Just to put some sense into this discussion from a UK resident: most other
> correspondents about GB/UK are not UK residents.
> 
> I find myself agreeing with some elements from most contributors, but
> would also like to add some additional facts and corrections.
> 
> 1. The formal name of the country concerned is
> 
>  - The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
> 
> 2. UK is the most common 2-letter abbreviation used in speech and in
> writing to describe the country as a whole, with _extremely_ wide use.
> 
> 3. Nobody uses GB as a 2-letter abbreviation used in speech and in
> writing, as the code begs the question "does GB include Northern Ireland
> or not?"
> 
> In general, GB as a code causes more questions than does the UK as a code....    

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Marion Gunn * EGTeo (Estab.1991)
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Bhóthair, Co. Átha Cliath, Éire.
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