Ksysia: It's not like that, Seanus. It's the hyper-proper thing. We are informed that people in the Islands don't like that when, say, you land in Wales and call it England, so we are advised to always say Britain. Which is silly really as Britain is a region in France, Bretagne. So now, while chatting with you, it looks as though it's not enough to use Britain, one is to go back to differentiating between countries, - but it's very hard without borders between you. And so there are Mistakes, inevitable mistakes, not meant to displease you. Once I learned more about the Isles, I learned about the part-separation of Scotland, separate Parliament, taxes, etc. But normally it's not so evident - the same as I din't realise that Spain is composed of little countries who are not unified, and dislike one another. I think I have to come to the conclusion that Europe is not America. We are tribal kingdoms and nothing more.
No! Britain = Wales, Scotland & England together.
Britanny (Bretagne in French) is a region of northwest France. Britain and Britanny are different words in English and have different corresponding meanings.
England is not the same thing as Britain. Of course people in Wales won't like it if you call their country England, as it simply isn't England! Fact!
Britain is not the same thing as Britanny (Bretagne).
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