The limit of language codes

[L.Gillam at surrey.ac.uk]

It probably helps to know the correct brick wall against which to bang one's head ...... in this case, it could be countrycodes at iso.org.

Since they don't like the name components *united* and *kingdom*, I guess they couldn't find an appropriate 2 letter code element representing "". (http://www.iso.org/iso/en/prods-services/iso3166ma/10faq/frequently-asked-questions.html#QS02).
I expect they also debated "British Isles", found that to be objectionable, then ran out of options.

I think you'd have to ask them to overturn their (age-old?) naming policy - and be prepared to overcome inertia. I don't think your #3 will help to make a convincing case though.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no
> [mailto:ietf-languages-bounces at alvestrand.no]On Behalf Of Marion Gunn
> Sent: 20 February 2007 11:46
> To: IETF Languages Discussion
> Subject: Re: The limit of language codes
> 
> 
> Trying to silence discussion never solved a problem, Doug.
> 
> These are the facts:
> 1. Great Britain (GB) excludes Ireland;
> 2. United Kingdom (UK) includes part of Ireland.
> 3. Inability/refusal to accept that difference also tends to mark  
> people unable/unwilling to accept the difference between Iran and  
> Iraq.:-(
> 
> The specific importance of such difference to laguage tag 
> matters may  
> be thus illustrated:
> 4. ga-uk, gd-uk, cy-uk, en-uk all make sense;
> 5. gd-gb, cy-gb, en-gb also make sense;
> 6. ga-gb makes no sense (see 1 above).
> 7. ga-gb is very misleading (ditto).
> 
> Can anyone say who are the members of ISO 3166/RA, and what position  
> each of those individuals took on the misleading nature of 
> ga-gb when  
> their most recent debate on this matter took place, Doug?
> mg
> 
> On 19 Feb 2007, at 20:53, scríobh Doug Ewell:
> 
> > Marion Gunn <mgunn at egt dot ie> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Inevitably en-uk.
> >>
> >> Instinctively.
> >>
> >
> > When ISO 3166/MA withdraws GB as their code element for United  
> > Kingdom and assigns UK in its place, we can have this discussion.
> 
> - -
> Marion Gunn * EGTeo (Estab.1991)
> 27 Páirc an Fhéithlinn, Baile an
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