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Doctor John <joh### [at] home com> wrote:
> Not quite right, but close.
> Should be:Part of an islang (along with Scotlang and Waleg) between
> Netherlang and Irelang (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
> :-D
What's the difference between English and British?
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- Warp
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Warp wrote:
> Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>> Not quite right, but close.
>> Should be:Part of an islang (along with Scotlang and Waleg) between
>> Netherlang and Irelang (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
>> :-D
>
> What's the difference between English and British?
>
I am English and therefore British
Stephen is Scottish and therefore also British
England, Scotland, Wales and (arguably) Northern Ireland are part of
Great Britain and their inhabitants are British as well as having their
own native nationality (English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish)
John
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"Eppur si muove" - Galileo Galilei
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>> What's the difference between English and British?
>>
> I am English and therefore British
> Stephen is Scottish and therefore also British
>
> England, Scotland, Wales and (arguably) Northern Ireland are part of
> Great Britain and their inhabitants are British as well as having their
> own native nationality (English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish)
Somebody draw a Venn diagram!
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http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
> Warp wrote:
> > Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
> >> Not quite right, but close.
> >> Should be:Part of an islang (along with Scotlang and Waleg) between
> >> Netherlang and Irelang (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
> >> :-D
> >
> > What's the difference between English and British?
> >
> I am English and therefore British
> Stephen is Scottish and therefore also British
> England, Scotland, Wales and (arguably) Northern Ireland are part of
> Great Britain and their inhabitants are British as well as having their
> own native nationality (English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish)
I was expecting a humoristic answer, in par with the tone of this thread.
OTOH, some might argue that your answer *is* humoristic...
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- Warp
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Warp wrote:
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> I was expecting a humoristic answer, in par with the tone of this thread.
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> OTOH, some might argue that your answer *is* humoristic...
>
Oh, its humour you want ...
A Englishman, an Irishman, and a Scot go out to a pub and order 3 pints.
They each find a fly floating on the top of their mugs. The Englishman
says, "Bartender, can I have a spoon?" and quietly removes the fly from
his brew. The Irishman says, "Get out of there!" and flicks the fly
away with a finger. The Scot picks up the fly with his fingers and says,
"Alright ya wee bastard. Spit it out. Now!"
John
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On 27 Sep 2008 07:50:45 -0400, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
>Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>> Not quite right, but close.
>> Should be:Part of an islang (along with Scotlang and Waleg) between
>> Netherlang and Irelang (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
>> :-D
>
> What's the difference between English and British?
About 500 Years
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Regards
Stephen
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Stephen wrote:
> On 27 Sep 2008 07:50:45 -0400, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:
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>> Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
>>> Not quite right, but close.
>>> Should be:Part of an islang (along with Scotlang and Waleg) between
>>> Netherlang and Irelang (about 1500 km southwest from Finlang ;-)
>>> :-D
>> What's the difference between English and British?
>
> About 500 Years
Ooh, deep; and on a Saturday afternoon too :-)
John
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On Sat, 27 Sep 2008 12:55:17 +0100, Doctor John <joh### [at] homecom> wrote:
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>England, Scotland, Wales and (arguably) Northern Ireland are part of
>Great Britain and their inhabitants are British as well as having their
>own native nationality (English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish)
My understanding is, Britain is that part of these Sceptred Isles that was under
Roman occupation. That is England and Wales. When Scotland joined the union
became known as Great Britain. When the Irish Free State got independence the
union became known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Nothern Ireland is sometimes known as Ulster but in fact, part of Ulster is in
Eire.
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Regards
Stephen
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Warp wrote:
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> What's the difference between English and British?
>
--
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Eero Ahonen wrote:
> Warp wrote:
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>> What's the difference between English and British?
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>
You took the words right out of my mouth ;-)
John
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