Thread: How do Americans feel about UK spelling?
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Old 09-30-2010, 01:30 PM   #194
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Originally Posted by mjhudston View Post
neither would explain how the USPS can make an abbreviation of GB mean United Kingdom.
I doubt they're bothered about being all-encompassing or legally accurate. They just needed a unique icon for the destination.

With UK meaning the Ukraine, what else would they have used for Britain, Great or otherwise?
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