Re: Guardian 23000

"Peter T. Daniels" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Regulars at this very newsgroup have complained about references to them
> as "English," and there isn't any adjective at all for "UK."

<troll feeding>

The objection was raised against Brit as a noun, not British as an
adjective. Personally I don't take offence at Brit, but if you prefer,
you may refer to us as 'Her Majesty's subjects' :-)

(Yes, I know there are non-UK citizens who are HM subjects, and
Britain != UK)

</troll feeding>

        Paddy
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