[geoking66]

With Americans, England is synonymous with the UK. I don't like it; the only acceptable use is when talking about European history before the UK in its present form existed. Also, when people say [Great] Britain it's really irritating because [Great] Britain is an island. Also, England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are not technically countries. They're constituencies, in itself self-governing and self-divided "states" that form one country. You can't have four countries make one country, it doesn't make sense, does it?