Evolution of place-names

[ulvesang]

Even though nations and peoples may disappear and transition with time, oftentimes their names remain-- if even in an archaic, etymological reference. However, we sometimes take this for granted. Could these areas now so-labelled be legitimately referred to using the "old" name?

• The place-name "Vietnam" is derived from the Viet peoples, who

Comments

[fenoxielo524]

As for the UK/GB thing, I believe this is how it works: "England" is, well, England, where London is and all that, "Great Britain" is England, Scotland, and Wales, and the United Kingdom is Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as you said.

[ulvesang]

I'm not stupid; I know what bloody England is.

[sparkofcreation]

Calm down, please.

[ulvesang]

Sorry; it's just like going into a garage and asking: "What is wrong with my car?", and the mechanic replies: "Well, it doesn't work".

[xglassbutterfly]

and you're asking people to not bite YOUR head off? O_O
but seriously...

dude, it's just LJ. calm down. breath. relax. count to 10.
thanks =D

[sparkofcreation]

I know. But (1) a lot of people really don't know that England isn't the same as Britain (inclding the US Immigration Service, you can imagine how happy my Scottish husband was when they marked him as "GB: England") and the explanation fenoxielo524 gave was perfectly reasonable in a hierarchical sense. Like saying "The motor doesn't run. The motor doesn't run because X is broken. The X got broken because Y." Etc.

[pancreas_guy]

YOU'VE GOT SOME ATTITUDE!!!

[sparkofcreation]

Stop shouting, please. I'd hate to have to delete this post.