What is the language "British"?

[Gayal]

Hey Timothy Murphy,

Good Topic. Almost got 100 (3more to go) threads before 24 hrs from
it's original post even some replies are not related...including this
:)

cheers !!


On 8/29/06, Gene Heskett <gene.heskett at verizon.net> wrote:
> On Tuesday 29 August 2006 08:49, Nigel Henry wrote:
> >On Tuesday 29 August 2006 13:10, Gene Heskett wrote:
> >> On Tuesday 29 August 2006 05:54, Ed Greshko wrote:
> >> >William Case wrote:
> >> >> As a Canadian, I thoroughly understand what a pain in the ass it is
> >> >> to get stuck with somebody else's spelling.
> >> >
> >> >What is actually a pain is having to get stuck with somebody else's
> >> >paper size.  Worked in the USA for a company with the HQ in London.
> >> > The USA is standardized on 8.5x11 will the HQ in London uses A4.  I
> >> > think one can imagine the amount of work it can take to reformat
> >> > product brochures so they can be downloaded and printed by USA based
> >> > prospects.
> >> >
> >> >The difference between color and colour is nothing compared to that.
> >>
> >> I'll second that opinion.  It wouldn't be so bad, except when I walk
> >> into Staples et all, looking for A4 size paper, they have absolutely no
> >> clue that the US seems to be the only user of the 8.5x11 format.  And
> >> they cannot grok what difference it makes at all.  Very very
> >> frustrating.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cheers, Gene
> >
> >According to something I found on Google about International paper sizes,
> >Staples, "they say", has now started stocking A4 paper, under item #
> >HAM103036.
> >
> >I thought that the US letter 8½ x 11 might have tied in with the old UK
> >imperial sizes, but what I used to buy as "Quarto", is only 8 x 10, which
> >ties in with the  8 x 10 photographic printing paper, That I, years ago
> > used to use.  There is one listed called "Medium Quarto" which is 8½ x
> > 11, and ties in nicely with US letter.
> >
> >Ramble over.
>
> An educational ramble Nigel, thanks.  I wonder about its quality.  I'm
> rather partial to the kodak brit-white 24lb stuff as its very low
> maintainance in the printer.
>
> >Nigel.
> >
> >> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
> >>  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
> >> -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
> >> Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above
> >> message by Gene Heskett are:
> >> Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
>
> --
> Cheers, Gene
> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
> -Ed Howdershelt (Author)
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> message by Gene Heskett are:
> Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
>
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Gayal Rupasinghe
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