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What is the Difference Between the UK and Britain?

I'm glad that you liked it. :) I have friends from all over the islands, and the differences in how we view our nationalities are very deeply ingrained. I am most definitely British (with a bit of Irish in there too, but swamped by all the ...

JoHarrington, on 07/06/2014

Was the Irish Potato Famine a Genocide?

Then please tell us what you learned from your Grandad. I can cover all the stuff that can be found in books. That's not particularly useful, because others can read the same books and discover the same information. What your Grandad told you ...

JoHarrington, on 07/06/2014

Was the Irish Potato Famine a Genocide?

Oh Jo!! I'm honoured and humbled that you think I may be capable of writing something worth reading. :) It is a terrible shame that you never spoke with my Grandad before he died, you two would ...

Michael Maguire, on 07/06/2014

What is the Difference Between the UK and Britain?

Hi Jo, I've come over form the link which you provided in our other discussion. http://wizzley.com/irish-genocide-great-hunger/#comments Thank you for a very interesting read and a lot of work ...

Michael Maguire, on 07/06/2014

Was the Irish Potato Famine a Genocide?

I can shed some light upon the evolution of the names for our islands. I wrote this one: http://wizzley.com/difference-between-uk-and-britain/ for foreign visitors here. Michael, I would love for you to join Wizzley and write articles here on ...

JoHarrington, on 07/06/2014

Fifa World Cup 2014: Semi-finals Preview

This is really good for people like me, who are ridiculously out of the loop. I have Dutch and German friends, so I guess I'm supporting one of those two teams now.

JoHarrington, on 07/06/2014

Was the Irish Potato Famine a Genocide?

"the term, British Isles, is rooted in history." And there it should remain. It was an inaccuracy to begin with when coined by whomever initiated the moniker........(someone british I'd wager) ...

Michael Maguire , on 07/05/2014

5 Cautious Steps to Take to Make Money Writing at Content Mills

I want to write to express myself. My aim is the true, the good and the beautiful. I hope that money follows. I could do with a bit more of it.

frankbeswick, on 07/05/2014

Was the Irish Potato Famine a Genocide?

I spent a year,1969-1970, living in County Cavan on the border; and on one hike I nearly ran into the B specials [in Fermanagh]. Is any more comment needed? I was afraid, but escaped with my life. I have been followed down the Falls Road by ...

frankbeswick, on 07/05/2014

What is Pyrrhic Substitution in Poetry?

Alice has nothing on the amount of impossible things that I can believe I can do before breakfast. Mind you, prolonging the moment before I actually have breakfast helps...

JoHarrington, on 07/05/2014

5 Cautious Steps to Take to Make Money Writing at Content Mills

I don't consider Wizzley a content mil, but rather like a big online magazine with a lot of writers and a lot of articles. We also need to develop our own sites in order to diversify our income.

ologsinquito, on 07/05/2014

Was the Irish Potato Famine a Genocide?

Frank, I'll have to disagree with you on those points. I don't think any of those options are feasible. Firstly, nobody in Ireland accepts the moniker of "british isles". That is a title forced ...

Michael Maguire, on 07/05/2014

5 Cautious Steps to Take to Make Money Writing at Content Mills

Most online writing places which pay you set rates per hundred words could be classed as content mills, Frank. They're not paying market rates, they're not private clients, they want large amounts of short articles in a fast time or they specify ...

Guest, on 07/05/2014

5 Cautious Steps to Take to Make Money Writing at Content Mills

Excuse my naivety, but what is a content mill?

frankbeswick, on 07/05/2014

5 Cautious Steps to Take to Make Money Writing at Content Mills

Lots of good advice, thanks for sharing!

WiseFool, on 07/05/2014