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The issue whether England is a country or not has been repeatedly raised. The outcome of discussion is that England is a country. This has been confirmed in formal mediation with respect to Wales, though the general issues are common amongst England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The discussion about Wales is summarised in this archive. Further information on the countries within the UK for the different terms used to describe England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales can be found at Countries of the United Kingdom, and Subdivisions of the United Kingdom. A table of reliable sources can be found at Talk:Countries of the United Kingdom/refs. Additional material and debates can also be found on the archived talk and FAQs at Talk:United Kingdom. |
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English wine[edit]
Could English wine be added under cuisine? It's a growing sector and English sparkling wines are in demand. Englandsupport4 (talk) 02:49, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
- Do we need to reply to a banned sock? Although they may have a point about English sparkling wine. KJP1 (talk) 16:56, 6 January 2024 (UTC)
- I have created an article Food and drink industry in England that explains this areas in detail and the Economy of England article also makes a brief reference to this.
- I have also been keeping an eye on this article and the two article mentioned above as there is an issue with sockpuppets usually from one account making edits and impersonating other users. ChefBear01 (talk) 17:18, 11 February 2024 (UTC)
Semi-protected edit request on 22 January 2024[edit]
below this line, preferably in a "change X to Y" format. Other editors need to know what to add or remove. Blank edit requests will be declined. -->
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Demonym[edit]
I believe "Englishman" and "Englishwoman" should be added as demonyms for England.
It's my understanding that "English", the only demonym listed in the article, is used only as an uncountable noun to refer to English people in general, as in, "The English and Their History", and is incorrect when used as a countable noun, as in: *"I'm an English". In the countable sense, I only see "Englishman/Englishwoman", as in "I'm an Englishman in New York". I searched the Talk archive and found no mention of either as a topic of discussion (only used as demonyms), and any reputable dictionary defines "Englishman" and "Englishwoman" as demonyms. I'm often wrong about these ideas on Wikipedia, and I don't trust myself to twiddle with templates, so I haven't made the edit myself, but I hope someone either does so, or explains why these demonyms shouldn't be on the main page.
FWIW, I mentioned this on English People, and the change was accepted. Atkinson (talk) 10:02, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
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In the Union with Scotland section it states that the Royal Navy created the largest MERCHANT fleet- surely that is wrong ? IceDragon64 (talk) 02:31, 12 March 2024 (UTC)
Population[edit]
Britain currently has ~68m people living in it after the population decreased due to Canada becoming an independent country. Pogh123 (talk) 07:20, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
Country, State or Nation?[edit]
This helpful article helped me understand the difference between a Country, State and Nation. I note the confusion of different interpretations of each word. However I would argue the introduction of this article should read "England is a nation that is part of the United Kingdom". This would better agree with the wiki definitions of Country, Nation and State (polity). Ssojjoss (talk) 19:46, 22 April 2024 (UTC)
- You can find academic sources at Countries of the United Kingdom. Moxy🍁 00:46, 23 April 2024 (UTC)
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