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Re:Show HN: I made a puzzle game & it gently introduces my f... by darajava on Thursday June 20, 2024 @02:44PM (#40741843)

I prefer the term “Atlantic Archipelago”. The “British Isles” encompassing a non-british sovereign state is contentious. Other good terms are “Britain and Ireland” or the “British-Irish isles”

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Re:Show HN: I made a puzzle game & it gently introduces my f... by card_zero on Thursday June 20, 2024 @03:17PM (#40742216)

Yeah, "Britain and Ireland" is straightforward. "Atlantic Archipelago" makes me think you mean the Canary Islands.

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Re:Show HN: I made a puzzle game & it gently introduces my f... by MCSP on Thursday June 20, 2024 @03:15PM (#40742195)

Now switched to "Britain + Ireland," thanks!

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Re:Show HN: I made a puzzle game & it gently introduces my f... by bumbledraven on Friday June 21, 2024 @03:46AM (#40747148)

"British Isles" is the commonly-accepted term, and it doesn't seem to be particularly contentious outside of Ireland. As https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles notes:

> As a term, "British Isles" is a geographical name and not a political unit.

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