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[Jack & Naree]

 On 19/09/05, Alphax <alphasigmax at gmail.com> wrote: 
> 
> Andrew Gray wrote:
> > 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...
> >
> 
> You're both wrong, they come to Australia (being closest) and get taught
> Australian English :)
> 
> (Actually, I thought that in Britain "Asian" meant "West Asian"
> (middle-eastern) - where's South Asia? I'm almost in South East Asia...)
> South Asia - India, the Raj... as if you didn't know.
> they might talk like Australians, but they write like Pommes, as do you 
> all.
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