Re: fabrication ... American english vs English english

Daniel70 <[email protected]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:51:41 +1000
Newsgroups alt.english.usage,alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt,alt.conspiracy,alt.comp.os.windows-11
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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