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To: the scotsman

What does NI stand for?


19 posted on 08/25/2014 4:10:24 PM PDT by murron (Proud Mom of a Marine Vet)
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murron:" What does NI stand for?"

North Irishman
The BBC article is quite interesting as it points out that Francis Scott Key was detained by Ross
pending a naval bombardment and it was during this bombardment that Key wrote the " Star Spangled Banner".
More interesting and historical facts are found in this article.

20 posted on 08/25/2014 4:30:23 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt (FUBO; Obungler = The didler CIC)
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Northern Ireland.

Note the -ern after North to denote he didn’t just come from a place in the north of Ireland but from the state of Northern Ireland which of course is absurdly anachronistic as Northern Ireland didn’t exist then.


21 posted on 08/25/2014 6:33:30 PM PDT by PotatoHeadMick
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