David Fletcher wrote: >> They are not the same in the context of language. "English" is a >> language while (whilst) "British-English" is regional. In >> "British-English" defense is written "defence". > > I think you've got it the wrong way around. "Defence" is the correct > spelling. In the American regional variation "defence" is written > "defense". I think the difference between British-English and US-English is exaggerated to an absurd degree. Ask someone whether the novel they just read was published in the UK or the US, and 90% will not have noticed. Even the words that are supposed to mark the distinction, like lift vs elevator, are used interchangeably in the UK (I don't know about the US.) -- Timothy Murphy e-mail (<80k only): tim /at/ birdsnest.maths.tcd.ie tel: +353-86-2336090, +353-1-2842366 s-mail: School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
