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Originally Posted by montsnmags
C'mon, really, was Britain ever all that "great"?  |
The 'great' in Great Britain is really a description of the geographical area it covers (England, Scotland and Wales) - the 'lesser' Britain was originally Brittany in France (Britannia minor).
To use 'great' as a description of our achievements would be both immodest - and inadequate.
