Re: fabrication ... American english vs English english

On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:57:22 +0100, Graham J <[email protected]>
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; 

     Nah. The number of people who speak Apache is limited.
     The majority speak the American dialect of English.

>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.

     So they got it wrong in England. Your point? :)

>
>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.

     Most speak the Australian dialect of English.

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