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Originally Posted by leandroide
From the wikipedia: "In strict usage, Holland is the name of a former province of the Netherlands, now split into Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland. In English (but also in Dutch and German), "Holland" is informally used as a name for the whole of the Netherlands. This informal use is reinforced by the Dutch Tourist Board (VVV) who refer to the Netherlands as Holland in its English Language Literature and on their main website, Holland.com."
( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holland...ambiguation%29)
Ducht sort of football, then. Whatever... |
It's like people referring to "England" when they really mean the UK. That really,
really annoys people from Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, etc.