Benchista
(Wich Tyler)
01/05/2008 09:11
Re: PP on the Road

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Why call it british english? :s

That's like saying french french




And your point is? The phrase "French French" is used at least as often as "British English", to differentiate it from the rather different versions spoken in Belgium, Switzerland and Quebec etc. - the Microsoft Word spellchecker lists 15 variants of French. My favourite wind-up of a Frenchman is to tell him that the Belgians speak a much more sensible version of French than they do - and when you point out "septante" and "nonante" most of 'em have to (grudgingly!) agree. If you REALLY want to upset them, tell them that the Quebequois speak better French than the French do...



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