Re: fabrication ... American english vs English english

"Mr. Man-wai Chang" <[email protected]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:42:11 +0800
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On 6/22/2026 7:57 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
> 
> What's this "American English" rubbish?  American is what many people
> speak in America; it has a passing resemblance to English but is largely
> ....
> English is what must people speak in Great Britain, with a variety of
> regional accents; and some totally distinct languages like Welsh or Gaelic
> 
> Australian "Strine" is what most speak in Australia.
In American version of english, anything that looks like a thin slab 
could be called or labelled as "chip"??

Are you a North American or a South American? Australian?

Indian? African?

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