Re: fabrication ... American english vs English english

On 23/06/2026 10:17 am, KenitoBenito wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:51:41 +1000, Daniel70
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
>>>> 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
> 
>       A fair number in Scotland can, and surely do, speak Scots.

I can't say I've ever heard my Brother-in-Law (who has lived here in 
Australia for almost 40 years) speak Scottish!! Well, a couple of words 
now and again (his 'party trick'!!), but not a real conversational piece.

>>> Australian "Strine" is what most speak in Australia.
>>>
>> No, here in Australia, we speak English.
> 
>       More specific, the Australian dialect of English.
> 
Well, we would have called it 'The Queens English' .... until a couple 
of years ago!!
-- 
Daniel70