How I Hate The Term "Team GB."

rah rah go team GB... (Dawn runs)

It sounds as if the "GB" bears the imprint of history.I wonder if you want to replace the "Team GB" with "Team UK".Was it also called "Team GB" last Olympic Games?

I am actually surprised that the countries which form GB are all playing as a group instead of individual countries. This is almost like the CIS team that played in place of USSR when the breakup began in USSR. To me too this really does not make sense. Probably this gives the GBR team a better chances for more medals, but looking at the currently medal tally, this does not seem to be true. Cheers! Ram

I didn't realise only team GB was refered to as team GB.I thought we said team GB because its us and we support them.I assumed every other country called their olympic squad team whatever.Seeing as that's clearly not the case i assume the reason is that Great Britain unlike most nations taking part is not a single country but a collection of countries.Personally i like the term Team GB as it sounds more like they are part of the same thing rather than a group of talented individuals who happen to be from the same country and one of the main thing people look at is how well countries do in the medal tables.

Don´t forget that USA means United States of America. And Mexico means Estados Unidos de Mexico. And so on. Shortening those names, for me, is a lot better that those "lol", "lmao" and other new computer vocabulary. When I first started talking in "English" with computers, I was completly at loss. Jane Austen, the Bronter sisters, Fielding or Shakespeare had not taught me any of that.LOL!!!

Hello, Janey. I think it's yet another Americanism that has insinuated itself into our language, and I cringe every time I hear it as well. I have to admit, though, I'm using it as shorthand in discussions - mainly because the expression is recognised worldwide - so I'm perpetuating the abomination, so to speak. I can't see why they can't just say 'Great Britain,' but perhaps they politically correct brigade have decided that saying Great Britain may offend some of the countries that were in the Empire when we had one.