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". > > > >I never heard this language described as "British" before. > > > > > To the ignorant masses, myself included, British and English are synonymous. > > Perhaps you can clarify it? I'm not sure it's capable of clarification, as there is a good 800 years (at least) of history, often bloody, and passions surrounding the terminology. That said... British, adj: having to do with the island of Britain, which has several countries on it: Scotland, Wales, and England. English, noun: A language originated in the country England. adj: Having to do with England. United Kingdom: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isles_%28terminology%29, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_kingdom I agree with Mr. Murphy. I have never heard "British" as the name of a language. I suspect there are some Scots, Welsh and Irish who might take umbrage at the notion. -- Charles Curley /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign Looking for fine software \ / Respect for open standards and/or writing? X No HTML/RTF in email http://www.charlescurley.com / \ No M$ Word docs in email Key fingerprint = CE5C 6645 A45A 64E4 94C0 809C FFF6 4C48 4ECD DFDB
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