On 2019-07-28 5:46 p.m., S Viemeister wrote:
> On 7/28/2019 10:01 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2019-07-28 4:09 p.m., S Viemeister wrote:
>>> On 7/28/2019 8:48 PM, wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm an Islander too... born in Brooklyn... Brooklyn is an island. a
>>>> melting pot of all the planet's ethnicities, a far better island than
>>>> racist ukelele land.
>>>
>>> Brooklyn is _not_ an island - it is one of four boroughs on Long Island.
>>
>>
>> It is one of four boroughs on Long Island, but it is not an island???? I
>> have never been there so I had to look at some maps. I am trying to
>> figure out how to get there from the mainland without crossing a bridge
>> or taking a ferry. .... but it is not an island.Â* ??
>
> No, it is not an island. It is a _part_ of an island which includes
> Queens, Nassau and Suffolk.
> For example - I wouldn't call Scotland an island - it is _part_ of an
> island, which also includes England and Wales.
It is on an island. It is part of an island.