What is the language "British"?

[Grumpy_Penguin]

On Monday 28 August 2006 10:56 am, Robin Laing wrote:
> Guillermo Garron wrote:
> > On 8/28/06, Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko at greshko.com> wrote:
> >> David Fletcher wrote:
> >> > On Monday 28 August 2006 15:02, Ed Greshko wrote:
> >> >> They are not the same in the context of language.  "English" is a
> >> >> language while (whilst) "British-English" is regional.  In
> >> >> "British-English" defense is written "defence".
> >> >
> >> > I think you've got it the wrong way around. "Defence" is the correct
> >>
> >> spelling.
> >>
> >> Both are correct.
> >>
> >> > In the American regional variation "defence" is written "defense".
> >>
> >> It's not
> >
> > When you all say American, you mean US and Canada or only US, as lot
> > of US guys "think" that America is from Canada to Mexico (including
> > alaska, Hawaii and others), while actually America is from Alaska to
> > Tierra del fuego in Argentina.
>
> This is one of my pet peeves and a way to dig at those from the US.  I
> live in Canada so when someone says American, I say that I am one as
> well.  The US citizens usually mean just themselves.
Down here [Arizona] we call Canadians ..Snowbirds
>
> I guess if they want to use the term American citizens, they should look
> at all the Mexicans that want to enter the US and accept them.  :)
>
> --
> Robin Laing