> On Mar 1, 2015, at 5:53 PM, Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfr...@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > > On Sun, 1 Mar 2015 20:16:26 +0000 (UTC), alister > <alister.nospam.w...@ntlworld.com> declaimed the following: > >> >> The language is called English, the clue is in the name. interestingly >> most 'Brits' can switch between American English & English without too >> much trouble (I still have a problem with Chips) >> > Okay... Is that a reference to (US) Fries, or US usage reference to > (UK) Crisps. > > Might as well add the confusion of biscuit <> cookie (my biscuits look > like your scones)... And lets not bring up the subject of suspenders... > Bonnets, boots, and lifts. > > A pub's a bar; a bar's a gate; a gate's a street
Reminds me of Richard Lederer’s writings. http://www.etni.org.il/farside/crazyenglish.htm Whether or not Brits should sprinkle the letter ‘u’ around for some extra spice, seems like the very smallest of our worries. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
