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minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoThat’s your point though, isn’t it? The “people” and the “territory” are not the same thing, but both words “country” and “nation” are used more or less interchangeably to apply to either.
minus-squareAnti-Face Weapon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·10 days agoThe words country and nation are absolutely not interchangeable, no matter how lay people use the terms.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·9 days agoYou’re a prescriptivist then I take it.
That’s your point though, isn’t it?
The “people” and the “territory” are not the same thing, but both words “country” and “nation” are used more or less interchangeably to apply to either.
The words country and nation are absolutely not interchangeable, no matter how lay people use the terms.
You’re a prescriptivist then I take it.