Conversely, there are cases where post-colonial guilt and PC willy-waving
mean Britons use "local" names which the natives might not themselves use.

But at least it's reasonably close to the Spanish, unlike "bowkay" and
"larngeray" for certain French words, as I've mentioned somewhere.

Anyone mentioned Bombardier yet? (being from Quebec, the train and plane
manufacturer is not pronounced like the beer)

Bom-BAR-d'se-ay. That's how it's pronounced in Quebec.

And speaking of post-colonial guilt why do Brits insist on calling North
America "America" and ****ing off the Canadians, Mexicans, the people of the
Caribbean Islands etc., by calling us all "Americans"?


America and Americans refers ONLY to the peoples of the U.S. of A. The
continent is correctly called North America, no matter what you may think.


--
Roger Traviss

Photos of the late GER: -
http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/

For more photos not in the above album and kitbashes etc..:-
http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l9...Great_Eastern/

Once upon a time, Roger Traviss wrote:

And speaking of post-colonial guilt why do Brits insist on calling North
America "America" and ****ing off the Canadians, Mexicans, the people of the
Caribbean Islands etc., by calling us all "Americans"?

Probably for the same reason lots of North Americans insist on referring
to Scotland and Wales as "England", thereby ****ing off lots of us over
here.

America and Americans refers ONLY to the peoples of the U.S. of A. The
continent is correctly called North America, no matter what you may think.

Would probably help if that was taught in schools, it wasn't when I
went.

--
- The Iron Jelloid

"Roger Traviss" wrote in message
news:gIydnTD7XbyU1rTRnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d@islandhostin g.com...
Conversely, there are cases where post-colonial guilt and PC willy-waving
mean Britons use "local" names which the natives might not themselves
use.

But at least it's reasonably close to the Spanish, unlike "bowkay" and
"larngeray" for certain French words, as I've mentioned somewhere.

Anyone mentioned Bombardier yet? (being from Quebec, the train and plane
manufacturer is not pronounced like the beer)

Bom-BAR-d'se-ay. That's how it's pronounced in Quebec.

And speaking of post-colonial guilt why do Brits insist on calling North
America "America" and ****ing off the Canadians, Mexicans, the people of
the Caribbean Islands etc., by calling us all "Americans"?


America and Americans refers ONLY to the peoples of the U.S. of A. The
continent is correctly called North America, no matter what you may think.


--
Roger Traviss






I have a mate who comes from California. When I want to wind him up I refer
to him as a South Canadian.

--

Regards

John

I have a mate who comes from California. When I want to wind him up I
refer
to him as a South Canadian.

LOL. I like that.


--
Roger Traviss

Photos of the late GER: -
http://www.highspeedplus.com/~rogertra/

For more photos not in the above album and kitbashes etc..:-
http://s94.photobucket.com/albums/l9...Great_Eastern/

On Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:23:32 -0700
"Roger Traviss" wrote:
And speaking of post-colonial guilt why do Brits insist on calling North
America "America" and ****ing off the Canadians, Mexicans, the people of the
Caribbean Islands etc., by calling us all "Americans"?

Why do americans insist on calling britain "england"? You'd think with the
amount of pretend nationalism over there with your "irish" americans, "italian"
americans etc (most of whom probably couldn't find their "homeland" on a map
if you paid them) they'd be fully well aware of scotland and wales.

America and Americans refers ONLY to the peoples of the U.S. of A. The
continent is correctly called North America, no matter what you may think.

Who cares.

B2003

In message , at 10:07:36 on Tue, 29 Jun
2010, d remarked:

Why do americans insist on calling britain "england"?

Maybe for the same reason Brits insist on calling the Netherlands
"Holland"?
--
Roland Perry

In message
Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 10:07:36 on Tue, 29 Jun
2010, d remarked:

Why do americans insist on calling britain "england"?

Is that North Americans or South Americans?


Maybe for the same reason Brits insist on calling the Netherlands
"Holland"?

In the latter case it doesn't help that the Dutch tourist office refers to
the country as Holland.

--
Graeme Wall

This address not read, substitute trains for rail
Transport Miscellany at www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail
Photo galleries at http://graeme-wall.fotopic.net/

In message , at 16:30:13 on Tue, 29
Jun 2010, Graeme remarked:
Why do americans insist on calling britain "england"?

Is that North Americans or South Americans?


Maybe for the same reason Brits insist on calling the Netherlands
"Holland"?

In the latter case it doesn't help that the Dutch tourist office refers to
the country as Holland.

http://www.enjoyengland.com/
--
Roland Perry

In article ,
Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 16:30:13 on Tue, 29
Jun 2010, Graeme remarked:
Why do americans insist on calling britain "england"?

Is that North Americans or South Americans?


Maybe for the same reason Brits insist on calling the Netherlands
"Holland"?

In the latter case it doesn't help that the Dutch tourist office refers to
the country as Holland.

http://www.enjoyengland.com/

The map looks like it agrees with the name.

Sam

"Roland Perry" wrote in message
...
In message , at 16:30:13 on Tue, 29
Jun 2010, Graeme remarked:
Why do americans insist on calling britain "england"?

Is that North Americans or South Americans?


Maybe for the same reason Brits insist on calling the Netherlands
"Holland"?

In the latter case it doesn't help that the Dutch tourist office refers to
the country as Holland.

http://www.enjoyengland.com/

WTP

The English, Scottish and Welsh Tourist boards are independent entities

tim