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12/04/2008, 13:29 NormanH Joined on 10/04/2008 Posts 448 Re: The British Exactly!    Report

12/04/2008, 13:50 Catalpa Joined on 23/08/2004 Southern Manche - 50 Posts 1,543 Re: The British It is only since I've been in France that I have come to realise how irritated many Irish, Welsh and Scottish people are by being referred to as Anglais. Now that I understand, of course I make sure I firmly and persistently refer to all British people as... les Anglais...    Report

12/04/2008, 16:16 allanb Joined on 04/09/2006 Posts 619 Re: The British  5-element wrote: I can't see how "English" describes most British immigrants to France. Of all British immigrants to France, more are English than are Scottish or Welsh.  So they're right most of the time. Seriously, I don't think you can do much about other people's use of their own language.  Even though the word britannique exists and is technically correct, I fear that for most French people the word anglais means British. It's perhaps not very much different from the use of the word "American" to mean a national of the United States, although technically it would include Canadians and a few others.  And Americans get confused about us too.  When the PanAm 747 went down over Lockerbie many years ago, I was watching one of the main US TV news channels, and the announcer said that Lockerbie was on the A74 which was "the main road from Britain to Scotland."    Report

12/04/2008, 16:31 Cat Joined on 21/01/2005 ------- Forum Moderator ------- Lot Posts 3,595 Re: The British It always makes me smile a wry little smile when the French talk about the English and/or British as les anglo saxons, as it makes me think of hordes of elderly warriors charging across the channel.  We're not like that, are we?   Cathy Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.    Report

12/04/2008, 18:07 Mel Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 757 Re: The British Some might be, Cathy...    Report

12/04/2008, 20:23 Gengulphus Joined on 30/01/2008 Saône et Loire Posts 93 Re: The British  Mel wrote: And I am very keen to emphasise whenever I can that this    is the flag of les anglais... And not this       Oh dear.  The second object isn't anybody's flag (or jack), I fear  -  the Cross of St Patrick is not correctly placed. It's good, provided it lasts… Letizia Bonaparte    Report

12/04/2008, 20:26 Clair Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator based in the Lot (46) Posts 8,040 Re: The British http://www.loyalistsatshelburne.com/350px-Flags_of_the_Union_Jack_svg.png Clair Real Virtual French Person    Report

13/04/2008, 8:53 Mel Joined on 23/08/2004 Posts 757 Re: The British Well spotted Gengulphus - I only copied and pasted the first one I found... Clair's link demonstrates this...    Report

13/04/2008, 9:10 Iceni Joined on 23/08/2004 Lot 46 Posts 3,057 Re: The British  Mel wrote: And while we are on this subject, please do not forget 23rd April is not far away... I agree totally, far too many forget about Shakespeare. John   Di How do I get MY free website?    Report

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