The limit of language codes

Debbie Garside debbie at ictmarketing.co.uk
Tue Feb 20 16:10:17 CET 2007


Jon wrote:

> Everyone I know in the UK and elsewhere refers to GB when 
> they're using ISO country codes.
> 
> As big a nerd as I am, people I know generally don't use ISO 
> country codes except in those cases that call for them.

I agree and in this instance the Registry is using ISO country codes.

Best

Debbie
 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no] On Behalf Of Jon Hanna
> Sent: 20 February 2007 14:44
> To: ietf-languages at iana.org
> Subject: Re: The limit of language codes
> 
> Debbie Garside wrote:
> > Nobody that I know in the UK ever refers to GB but I think 
> we have to 
> > accept the difficulties and precedents involved here and move on.
> 
> Everyone I know in the UK and elsewhere refers to GB when 
> they're using ISO country codes.
> 
> As big a nerd as I am, people I know generally don't use ISO 
> country codes except in those cases that call for them.
> 
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