Re: What is the language "British"?

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On Tuesday 29 August 2006 08:49, Nigel Henry wrote:
>On Tuesday 29 August 2006 13:10, Gene Heskett wrote:
>> On Tuesday 29 August 2006 05:54, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> >William Case wrote:
>> >> As a Canadian, I thoroughly understand what a pain in the ass it is
>> >> to get stuck with somebody else's spelling.
>> >
>> >What is actually a pain is having to get stuck with somebody else's
>> >paper size.  Worked in the USA for a company with the HQ in London. 
>> > The USA is standardized on 8.5x11 will the HQ in London uses A4.  I
>> > think one can imagine the amount of work it can take to reformat
>> > product brochures so they can be downloaded and printed by USA based
>> > prospects.
>> >
>> >The difference between color and colour is nothing compared to that.
>>
>> I'll second that opinion.  It wouldn't be so bad, except when I walk
>> into Staples et all, looking for A4 size paper, they have absolutely no
>> clue that the US seems to be the only user of the 8.5x11 format.  And
>> they cannot grok what difference it makes at all.  Very very
>> frustrating.
>>
>> --
>> Cheers, Gene
>
>According to something I found on Google about International paper sizes,
>Staples, "they say", has now started stocking A4 paper, under item #
>HAM103036.
>
>I thought that the US letter 8½ x 11 might have tied in with the old UK
>imperial sizes, but what I used to buy as "Quarto", is only 8 x 10, which
>ties in with the  8 x 10 photographic printing paper, That I, years ago
> used to use.  There is one listed called "Medium Quarto" which is 8½ x
> 11, and ties in nicely with US letter.
>
>Ramble over.

An educational ramble Nigel, thanks.  I wonder about its quality.  I'm 
rather partial to the kodak brit-white 24lb stuff as its very low 
maintainance in the printer.

>Nigel.
>
>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
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>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
>> Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above
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-- 
Cheers, Gene
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above
message by Gene Heskett are:
Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.


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