{"id":193,"date":"2016-06-25T16:56:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T22:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=193"},"modified":"2024-11-21T00:39:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T06:39:25","slug":"sweden-switzerland-not-swederland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/sweden-switzerland-not-swederland\/","title":{"rendered":"sweden &#038; switzerland but NEVER swederland&#8211;10+ memorable examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>regularly in my english coaching experience there is\u00a0confusion\u00a0between the names of the countries <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>sweden<\/strong><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>switzerland<\/strong><\/span>, which frequently results in the use of a name that sound<strong>s <\/strong>like a hybrid and doesn&#8217;t actually exist,<strong> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">swederland<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ABSOLUT-AZUL-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-194\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ABSOLUT-AZUL-2-300x260.jpg\" alt=\"ABSOLUT AZUL 2\" width=\"211\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ABSOLUT-AZUL-2-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ABSOLUT-AZUL-2.jpg 523w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/absolutvodka.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-198\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/absolutvodka.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"105\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>absolut: from the country of sweden. NOT swederland<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><strong>sweden<\/strong> has given the vodka brand <strong>absolut<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0rock bands <strong>the knife\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Knife - &#039;Pass This On&#039; | FUTURE\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gKhjaGRhIYU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and <strong>the hives<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ysGtBZX32I0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>youtube celebrity <strong>pewdiepie<\/strong> and football superstar <strong>zlatan ibrahimovic<\/strong>, who played his last game for the swedish national team this week at <strong>euro2016<\/strong>,\u00a0are <em><strong>swedes<\/strong><\/em> (people from sweden).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pewdiepie.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-199\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pewdiepie-300x221.png\" alt=\"pewdepie\" width=\"254\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pewdiepie-300x221.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/pewdiepie.png 473w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/zlatan.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3667\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/zlatan-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"zlatan ibrahimovic\" width=\"257\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/zlatan-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/zlatan-600x374.jpg 600w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/zlatan-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/zlatan.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>pewdiepie &amp; zlatan ibrahimovic<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the nationality for sweden is\u00a0<strong><em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">swedish<\/span><\/em><\/strong>; for example,\u00a0<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/smorgasbord\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smorgasbord<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is a famous example of <em>swedish<\/em> cuisine.<\/p>\n<p>the<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> switzerland national football team<\/span><\/strong> had some memorable moments at euro2016, including this spectacular goal by <strong>xherdan shaquiri <\/strong>earlier today vs poland.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 758px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-193-1\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Xherdan-Shaqiri-Bicycle-Kick-Goal-Poland-vs-Switzerland-1-1-25-06-16-HD-ENGLISH-COMMENTARY-.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Xherdan-Shaqiri-Bicycle-Kick-Goal-Poland-vs-Switzerland-1-1-25-06-16-HD-ENGLISH-COMMENTARY-.mp4\">https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Xherdan-Shaqiri-Bicycle-Kick-Goal-Poland-vs-Switzerland-1-1-25-06-16-HD-ENGLISH-COMMENTARY-.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>unfortunately for\u00a0switzerland, they lost the match in penalties and were eliminated from the tournament.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/federer.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-201\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/federer-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"federer\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/federer-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/federer.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h6><em>switzerland&#8217;s roger federer \u00a0(epa)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">tennis legend\u00a0<strong>roger federer<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">and global brand <strong>nestl\u00e9<\/strong> are\u00a0from<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">switzerland<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>too.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/nestle-swederland.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1843\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/nestle-swederland-300x170.jpg\" alt=\"nestle swederland\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/nestle-swederland-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/nestle-swederland.jpg 558w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/nestle.jpg\" class=\"broken_link\"><br \/>\n<\/a><em>mega brand nestl\u00e9 calls switzerland home (NOT\u00a0swederland)<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>the nationality for switzerland is\u00a0<em><strong>swiss<\/strong><\/em>. it is important in brand names\u00a0such as <strong>the swiss army knife<\/strong> and <strong>k-swiss.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/swiss-army-knife.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-206\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/swiss-army-knife.jpg\" alt=\"swiss army knife\" width=\"247\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/swiss-army-knife.jpg 225w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/swiss-army-knife-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/swiss-army-knife-175x175.jpg 175w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/swiss-army-knife-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/k-swiss-classic_.jpg\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-207 \" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/k-swiss-classic_-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"k-swiss classic\" width=\"249\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>the <strong>swiss army knife<\/strong> is produced by two swiss companies &amp;\u00a0<strong>k-swiss<\/strong> was founded by two swiss immigrants in los angeles in the 1960s.<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><em>swiss<\/em> is\u00a0also well recognized in the expression <em><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">swiss<\/span> bank account<\/strong><\/em>, which was in the news last\u00a0week <em><strong>due to<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(because of) a political\u00a0scandal in brazil that appears to include <em><strong>interim<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(temporary) president <strong>michel temer<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-latin-america-36569311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>bbc.com<\/strong> ran this headline with their article<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"story-body__h1\">Brazil Attorney General: Tourism minister &#8216;had <em>Swiss bank account<\/em>&#8216;<\/h1>\n<p>what other icons, images or information do u associate with <a title=\"another swedish icon that is also an english word\" href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/smorgasbord\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sweden<\/a> and switzerland? share your thoughts under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input 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