On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, rengland(a)europa.com wrote:
> 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.
I was thinking of "Imperial Pints" as opposed to what they pass off to
Americans as pints.
And try to get them to serve cider.
Mmmmm... Blackthorne!
--
"Oh, Joel Miller, you've just found the marble in the oatmeal. You're a
lucky, lucky, lucky little boy. 'Cause you know why? You get to drink
from... the FIRE HOOOOOSE!"
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