Michael Everson wrote:
On 27 Nov 2008, at 12:05, David Gerard wrote:
2008/11/27 Michael Everson everson@evertype.com:
We haven't proposed that. We proposed "Ireland (state)".
That has a slight smell of neologism - is the term used anywhere outside Wikipedia?
It is no different from "Georgia (country)"
That's because the nationals of a few small countries perceive a "state" to be a political subdivision.
At least "Republic of Ireland" is something it's called in an official document on the state's formation.
Incorrect. The Constitution of Ireland (1937) specifies that "Ireland" is the name of the state. The Republic of Ireland Act (1948) specifies that "Republic of Ireland" is a "description" of the state.
Does the 1937 Constitution actually use the word "state"?
Would [[Ireland (Republic)]] be sufficient to emphasize that the term "republic" is merely descriptive.
Once again, the best compromise proposal:
Ireland --> disambiguation page Ireland (island) --> about the island, comparable to the "Great Britain" article Ireland (state) --> about the state.
While I have no difficulty with [[Ireland (state)]]. I think that reducing [[Iteland]] to a disambiguation page diminishes the term. There is nothing in what your proposal that would adequately deal with pre-1922 Ireland.
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