What is the language "British"?

[Anne Wilson]

On Monday 28 August 2006 19:20, alan wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, 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.
>
> What is defined as "English" now should be defined as "American".
>
> The reason there is a difference is due to spelling.  (And the English
> have bigger pints.)
>
and gallons.

<Looking over shoulder>  I thought it was always the Yanks that have 
'bigger'...

Anne
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