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Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Let's call the Isle of Man Douglas

Why do ITV insist on calling the Netherlands Holland.

This is what Wikipedia says:

Holland is a name in common usage given to a region in the western part of the Netherlands. Moreover, the term Holland is frequently used to refer to the whole of the Netherlands. This usage is unofficial and while generally accepted, it has caused a number of people from the Netherlands to complain.

It would be like calling the Isle of Man - Douglas.

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