Language Note of the Week 39

This is a follow-up to last week’s Note.

If you are talking about the European Union, say, “European Union.”

“Slovenia is in Europe” is obvious.

“Switzerland is not in Europe” is a bizarre statement.

“Croatia is going to Europe” is cryptic if you mean “is about to enter the European Union.”

All Language Notes of the Week are available at:
http://www2.arnes.si/~bjason/LNW.pdf

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