What is the language "British"?

[Grumpy_Penguin]

On Monday 28 August 2006 10:17 am, Charles Curley wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 28, 2006 at 05:27:35PM +0100, David Fletcher wrote:
> > On Monday 28 August 2006 16:01, Ed Greshko wrote:
> > > David Fletcher wrote:
> > > > On Monday 28 August 2006 15:02, Ed Greshko wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I think you've got it the wrong way around. "Defence" is the correct
> > > > spelling.
> > >
> > > Both are correct.
> >
> > So "dephence" would also be correct, would it? As would "Korekt"?
>
> "Any man who cannot come up with at least three ways to spell a word
> is lacking in imagination." -- Mark Twain
>
> (Or words to that effect.)
In this country if we like a word ..we repaint it  file the serial numbers off 
and claim it