Thread: How do Americans feel about UK spelling?
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Old 09-29-2010, 09:36 AM   #183
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Originally Posted by DTM View Post
The "proper" abbreviation for "United Kingdom" is...er..."GB".
This is true. The use of UK in internet domain names is a historical mistake. However, Ukraine's country-code should be UA, according to ISO 3166-1. UK is 'exceptionally reserved' and should not be used.
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