What is the language "British"?

rengland at europa.com rengland at europa.com
Mon Aug 28 20:53:44 UTC 2006


> On Monday 28 August 2006 19:20, alan wrote:
>> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Timothy Murphy wrote:
>> > I was installing FC-5 yesterday,
>> > and I noticed that when asked to choose my language,
>> > I was given an extensive list which included "British" but not
>> "English".
>> >
>> > I never heard this language described as "British" before.
>>
>> What is defined as "English" now should be defined as "American".
>>
>> The reason there is a difference is due to spelling.  (And the English
>> have bigger pints.)
>>
> and gallons.
>
> <Looking over shoulder>  I thought it was always the Yanks that have
> 'bigger'...
>


Usually only the "Texans",....but then in the states we've begun to draw
away from Texans....but not nearly fast enough.







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