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[Andrew Gray]

On 19/09/05, Jack & Naree <jack.macdaddy at gmail.com> wrote:

> > This really depends on who you're talking about, and I'm not sure it is
> > "most". Most *Europeans* who learn English as a foreign language learn
> > the UK spellings; most Asians, in my experience, learn the US spellings.
> 
>  Asians - you mean Indians? Pakistanis? Bangladeshis?
>  Of course, you mightn't know that in Britain "Asian" means "south Asian"
> and the American usage of "Asian" (East Asian) is covered with the word
> "Oriental".

I am rather amused by the juxtaposition that in American usage, Asians
predominantly get taught American English, and in British usage,
Asians predominantly get taught British English...

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- Andrew Gray
  andrew.gray at dunelm.org.uk