The incoming administration of Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir, which takes over on Sunday, also said it will set up a panel of experts to look into the advantages and disadvantages of retaining the Icelandic crown over adopting the Euro.

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    4 days ago

    Maybe don’t use “Iceland” and “slowly warming” in what seems to be a positive story?

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      2 days ago

      Wasn’t Iceland and Greenland deliberately named liked this (the oppositeof how they actually are), to cause confusion to medieval sailors? Or is this just an urban legend?

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      3 days ago

      You get downmodded but I felt the same way.

      At a glance one might read they are literally warming up and want to join the EU for help.

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        2 days ago

        Sure, if you completely skip every other word in the paragraph and have the reading comprehension of a four year old.

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          2 days ago

          Does not matter. Any good writer would notice how it can be misinterpreted at a glance.