optimistic pessimist
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Hi all,
In one of my old threads, I learned that there were different views over the area Britain covers (England and Wales or England, Wales and Scotland). That reminded me of a question I was going to ask here but I haven't probably asked yet.
I have seen a documented film entitled "The Compleat Beatles". In a scene of the movie the narrator said, "...The Beatles had conquered England. America was next..." (1:14 of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX_NZ0QDJXQ&t=32s) Since the Beatles had already been popular not only in England but also in the other parts of the UK before their first visit to the States, it seemed that the term England was used to represent the whole United Kingdom. Is this sometimes the case, or is the narrator referring only to England?
OP
In one of my old threads, I learned that there were different views over the area Britain covers (England and Wales or England, Wales and Scotland). That reminded me of a question I was going to ask here but I haven't probably asked yet.
I have seen a documented film entitled "The Compleat Beatles". In a scene of the movie the narrator said, "...The Beatles had conquered England. America was next..." (1:14 of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX_NZ0QDJXQ&t=32s) Since the Beatles had already been popular not only in England but also in the other parts of the UK before their first visit to the States, it seemed that the term England was used to represent the whole United Kingdom. Is this sometimes the case, or is the narrator referring only to England?
OP
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