Why do some people say County Clare, instead of Clare County? Why the difference?!?
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Because county clare sounds better than clare county(lol)
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K is actually a very rare letter is Spanish and is oficially used in very few words, all of foreign origin (kilo, poker...) \n\nOn the other hand, it is a very common word in the Basque language (Euskera). In the 1980s, young people from left-wing groups supporting Basque separatism started using the "very Basque" K when spelling Spanish words, most notably in the phrase "mili kaka" (which rougly translates as "conscription is crap"). So using K instead of C became  a form of rebelliousness. Besides, music groups such as "Soziedad Alkoholika" or "Kortatu", both from the Basque Country, contributed to spread this new spelling.\n\nIn the 1990s, the new usage of K spread to young people who didn't actually care about the Basque Country, but just wanted to look rebellious or cool.\n\nNowadays, K is used instead of C or QU by most Spanish teenagers when sending SMS or chatting. It is simply trendy, but officially, this usage is still incorrect.
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The city of Newcastle is lacally called "the toon" rather than "the town" - Geordie dilect !!! Toon army has came from that !!
953809
They're two completely different countries. Why anyone would get them mixed up is beyond me. The only similarities are the similar names and the border they share.
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Actually, sometimes, Americans say Autumn too. It depends on where in America you live. On the west coast nobody says it. On the east coast everybody says it. It's dialectal (language changing over areas).
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I dont really see a difference. Surely there is differences . Like most of the time judges marry in court houses or their preferred spot. I'm not sure what the judge says, but i'm guessing its pretty similar to what a priest says in his church.
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In older "native English" (Anglo-Saxon) words "ch" has the "hard" pronunciation you see in "check" or "chief".   In words borrowed from the French it often has the "sh"-sound  -- as in "charlatan" and "CHEF".      If it helps you, picture a FRENCH chef.
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"This name, Mac Cumascaigh in Irish, is peculiar to Counties Westmeath, Longford and Cavan, as birth registrations and voters lists attest. Historically the name belongs to Co. Monaghan."\n\nMore at the site below
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Because Louisiana is still what we call a "church" state....We still mark our "counties" by the different parishes of the church, or at least, thats how the got started....Its still the same as counties, just named different.
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Capri is correct in her answer that part of Ireland is still under British rule.\n\nAnd you do know its in violation of the TOS to name out another users name in your question and try to make fun of them right?
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It has to do with the standards European origins. I.E., it's the European way of spelling "fiber".\n\nhttp://www.pcguide.com/ref/hdd/if/sfFCAL-c.html
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It doesn' t make sense!\nThey are totally different.
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Why do the Brits use K after everything and the Yanks not? Because they are from different countries and cultures and their English isn't the same. You can thank Noah Webster.\n\nDon't take it out on us Americans either, the Aussie's have something do to with English butchering too.  \n\nAlso, thanks for posting this, I think you might have saved a few dumb Amer. boys from telling pretty English ladies they have nice fannies.
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The reason why different groups of people claimed lands as their own and ultimately leading to the term 'country' is b/c humans, just like animals, are territorial... possessive. We want to be able to call something our own.
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Ok, first off Great Britain and United Kingdom are interchangeable, as far as I know there is little difference, except maybe that Great Britain is not inclusive of Northern Ireland whereas Great Britain is. \n\nEngland is no more of a country than Wales or Scotland, collectively they make up the nation of Great Britain. Like counties they have certain governing bodies that deal only with themselves but all are beholden to British law and parliament. The confusion mostly comes from the fact that in their history they were once seperate countries, much like Britain and Ireland are seperate countries today (with the exception of Northern Ireland) but today they are all considered of the same country.
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yup, this is a singular, plural thing ... it differs from our usual plurals because we take both forms from the original greek. Another example is criterion, criteria (the word criteria is often wrongly used as a singular).
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Gaelic could be Scottish Gaelic and Irish is Irish Gaelic? I'm not sure but there maybe a Welsh Gaelic too.