Re: fabrication ... American english vs English english
Daniel70 <[email protected]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:51:41 +1000
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On 22/06/2026 9:57 pm, Graham J wrote: > Mr. Man-wai Chang wrote: >> On 6/22/2026 3:59 PM, Daniel70 wrote: >>> >>> No, Chips are the result of slicing a Potato up and then deep frying the >>> bits!! ;-P >> >> >> In American English, anything that looks like a thin slab could be >> called or labelled as "chip"? >> >> What about English English or British English? What is a "chip"? > > What's this "American English" rubbish? American is what many people > speak in America; it has a passing resemblance to English but is largely > misunderstood by English-speaking people. See the example above where a > chip in American is a crisp in English, and chips in Britain are "French > Fries" or something similar in American. > > English is what must people speak in Great Britain, with a variety of > regional accents; and some totally distinct languages like Welsh or Gaelic My Scottish Brother-in-Law might disagree with that. ;-p > Australian "Strine" is what most speak in Australia. > No, here in Australia, we speak English. -- Daniel70