On 19/09/05, Jack & Naree <jack.macdaddy(a)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...
And the irony is, that that's because the difference between AmEn and En is
that Asian has a different meaning - illustrating the point.
--
- Andrew Gray
andrew.gray(a)dunelm.org.uk
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