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Originally Posted by amigo Hi teachers,
Here is my question:
If I were born in London,UK.And some foreigners asked me where I come from,which one of the following sounds right? I'm just a little confused between the three. This question has been on my mind for quite some times since I started to learn english. I mean,if u were born in Norway,u'd say "I come from Norway." Id u were born in Scotland,u'd say "i caome from Scotland". No confusion,if u see what i'd saying.
1. I come from Britain.
2. I come from England.
3. I come from UK.
which one do the British use the most?
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Should one say "I'm an English" or "I'm British",which one is more common?
Thanks.
Amigo  |
I'll leave the subject of nationality and ethnicity and I'll go back to the original question
Technically for someone from London, any of the 3 would work, however somebody from Edinburgh could only say British or from the UK (and of course he/she could also say scotish) Finally somebody from Nothern Ireland could only go with UK. I mean England is one country, then Great Britain is England, Wales and Scotland, and finally the UK is Great Britain and Nothern Ireland.
Please anybody who's actually from the UK, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. But this is all just technically speaking
Cheers
Ed