On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 09:10:46AM -0600, Robin Laing wrote:
Charles Curley wrote:
>On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 09:29:27AM -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>
>>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".
>>>
And to add to this, many British people call it the "Queen's
English".
I would suggest a bugzilla entry to Mr. Murphy. As he appears to be an
Irishman, I think it would be forgivable if he didn't proposed that as
an alternate term.
There are allot of terms that can cause embarrassment for those from
across the pond coming to North America.
Rubber in England is an eraser. Think of asking a girl in a bar for a
rubber.
Fag is a cigarette. Could be a quick way for a punch in the face.
There are others but best left off the list. :)
Underground. Subway.
For more, see H.L. Mencken's The American Language, a delight for
logophiles.
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