Re: What are the basic differences between British and American English?

Richard Herring <junk@[127.0.0.1]> writes:

'Great Britain' has no political sense as such.

Tell that to those who drafted the Act of Union 1707:

"That the two kingdoms of Scotland and England shall, upon the 1st day
of May next ensuing the date hereof, and for ever after, be united into
one kingdom by the name of Great Britain,... "

That's 'England' as in 'EnglandandWales' as in cricket, right?

Des
is back here elsewhere
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