UK needs a new national anthem

[Eirikur]

I'm 1/4 English, 1/8 Irish, 1/8 Jewish and 1/2 Welsh.

but yes, I am being pedantic. But I'm just countering the tendency for the English to refer to the UK as England

Since 'you are a pedantic person, since when is jewish a nationality why don't you say 1/4 catholic, 1/8 jewish etc?

[JohntheBike]

You should probably let Wikipedia know:

God Save the Queen - Wikipedia

Wikipedia isn't written by those with Celtic origins.

[JohntheBike]

Since 'you are a pedantic person, since when is jewish a nationality why don't you say 1/4 catholic, 1/8 jewish etc?

I'm referring to my ancestry not my nationality, which is British as I hold a British passport.

[meridian]

UK needs a new national anthem

Wikipedia isn't written by those with Celtic origins.

Maybe it was, maybe it wasn’t.

That doesn’t make it wrong.

[JohntheBike]

That doesn’t make it wrong.

I have had occasion to correct incorrect information published on Wiki. Given that it's partially constructed from submissions from the public, it can indeed be wrong at times.

Have a read of "Operation Pluto" on Wiki and I'll tell you what is incorrect.

[meridian]

I have had occasion to correct incorrect information published on Wiki. Given that it's partially constructed from submissions from the public, it can indeed be wrong at times.

Have a read of "Operation Pluto" on Wiki and I'll tell you what is incorrect.

I didn’t say it was right, either. What I said was that your assertion that it wasn’t written by a Celt doesn’t make it wrong.

On balance though, given that that is the anthem played when the United Kingdom participates as a single entity (eg the Olympics), I’m more inclined to believe that in this instance it is correct.

Unless you have any actual evidence otherwise, rather than just an assertion?

[NotAllThere]

But I'm just countering the tendency for the English to refer to the UK as England

Why? You were the only one in this thread to mention England.

[JohntheBike]

I didn’t say it was right, either. What I said was that your assertion that it wasn’t written by a Celt doesn’t make it wrong.

On balance though, given that that is the anthem played when the United Kingdom participates as a single entity (eg the Olympics), I’m more inclined to believe that in this instance it is correct.

Unless you have any actual evidence otherwise, rather than just an assertion?

Wiki can be wrong as I've indicated. But it's good to liven up the debate!

[meridian]

Wiki can be wrong as I've indicated. But it's good to liven up the debate!

And in this case it’s not.

It’s hardly a debate if you can’t stump up any more than that. If you are a pedant, as you claim, you’re not a very good one.....

[JohntheBike]

And in this case it’s not.

I didn't say it was, but it can be, has been and is now on other issues.

It’s hardly a debate if you can’t stump up any more than that. If you are a pedant, as you claim, you’re not a very good one.....

and I never claimed to be!