What is the language "British"?

[Robin Laing]

Guillermo Garron wrote:
> On 8/28/06, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com> wrote:
> 
>> David Fletcher wrote:
>> > On Monday 28 August 2006 15:02, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> >> They are not the same in the context of language.  "English" is a
>> >> language while (whilst) "British-English" is regional.  In
>> >> "British-English" defense is written "defence".
>> >
>> > I think you've got it the wrong way around. "Defence" is the correct 
>> spelling.
>>
>> Both are correct.
>>
>> > In the American regional variation "defence" is written "defense". 
>> It's not
> 
> When you all say American, you mean US and Canada or only US, as lot
> of US guys "think" that America is from Canada to Mexico (including
> alaska, Hawaii and others), while actually America is from Alaska to
> Tierra del fuego in Argentina.
> 

This is one of my pet peeves and a way to dig at those from the US.  I 
live in Canada so when someone says American, I say that I am one as 
well.  The US citizens usually mean just themselves.

I guess if they want to use the term American citizens, they should look 
at all the Mexicans that want to enter the US and accept them.  :)

-- 
Robin Laing