On Monday 28 August 2006 15:25, Michael P. Brininstool wrote: >There is also the story I heard from the mouth of an Aussie that came to > a computer conference I attended in the US and when he got off the plane > in San Francisco, he asked "Where can I go to suck down a fag!" The > male flight attendant just grinned, at which point the Aussie realized > his mistake! There is definitely a difference in the languages. Was it > Winston Churchill that said, "The US and UK are two countries separated > by a common language"? And yes, I know that Brits and Aussies are not > that same thing (theoretically). > Winston was right you know.. >I'magin' I am fixin' to get dissed! ;-) Quite possibly. :) > >-- >Michael P Brininstool > > >-----Original Message----- >From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Derek C Hopkins >Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 12:58 PM >To: For users of Fedora Core releases >Cc: For users of Fedora Core releases; tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: Re: What is the language "British"? > >At 09:29 AM 28/08/2006, Bob Goodwin wrote: >>Timothy Murphy wrote: >>>I was installing FC-5 yesterday, >>>and I noticed that when asked to choose my language, I was given an >>>extensive list which included "British" but not "English". >>> >>>I never heard this language described as "British" before. >> >>To the ignorant masses, myself included, British and English are > >synonymous. > >>Perhaps you can clarify it? >> >>Bob Goodwin >> >>-- >>fedora-list mailing list >>fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > >Not quite the same > >British English uses Colour while American >English uses Color and a number of similar spelling so not >quite synonymous. > > > >Cheers Derek > >Derek C Hopkins, Phone +1(450)678-7768 >6640, Biarritz, Fax +1(450)678-4252 >Brossard, E-Mail > derek.hopkins@xxxxxxxxxxxx QC, Canada, J4Z-2A2. > >==== FreeBMD - England and Wales - Birth - Marriage and Death > Transcriptions <http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com> > >==== Check out FreeBMD Scan2 Syndicate page (revised daily) Please > bookmark our new home http://www.scan2.org/scan2.html > >==== Check out QFHS Marriage Transcription Project page (revised daily) >(Quebec Family History Society) Please bookmark our new home >http://www.scan2.org/qfhs.html > >Check out my web page (22jan1997) Last Revised 28 May 1998 ><http://www.cam.org/~hopkde/index.html> > >Check out Abney Park Indexing Project (revised 14 MAR 2000, 195,000 > names) <http://www.cam.org/~hopkde/abney.html> > >Check out my web Ramsgate page ><http://members.adept.co.uk/hopkde> > >Check out the Quebec Family History web page ><http://www.cam.org/~qfhs/index.html> > >-- >fedora-list mailing list >fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx >To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
