Thread: Goodby GB, hello UK.
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Old 05-07-2021, 23:54   #11
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Re: Goodby GB, hello UK.
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Originally Posted by spiderplant View Post
The GB plate was introduced in 1910, so 12 years before the UK existed.

To balance it out, we use the .uk internet domain when really we should use .gb
The UK has existed since 1802 when it was short for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Since 1927, UK became an abbreviation for the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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