What is the language "British"?

[Guillermo Garron]

On 8/28/06, Grumpy_Penguin <grumpypenguin at qwest.net> wrote:
> 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
Really down here [Bolivia] we call Canadians ... Canadians, and US
citizens, gringos  :) ...
(staying in the funny side of the discussion)