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Re: Names of things.
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Fri, 11 Oct 2002 15:12:34 GMT
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In lugnet.loc.au, Paul Baulch writes:

Well, that would be more appropriate than everyone having to learn (and
converse in) American....  after all, it's a Danish product.

No, it's a universal product made by a Danish multinational which, for the
most part, uses English as their internal working language. (not American,
mind you,  but English... your prejudice is showing through)

Most multinationals these days use English as their internal working language.



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  Re: Names of things.
 
(...) I would have to debate that one...most of the "English" used is American as shown by their mis-spelling of several words [colour being a prime example.] Benjamin Whytcross (22 years ago, 12-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)

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"pete white" <aquanaut@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message news:H3tExp.LLu@lugnet.com... (...) *say* (...) what (...) Well, that would be more appropriate than everyone having to learn (and converse in) American.... after all, it's a Danish product. (...) (22 years ago, 11-Oct-02, to lugnet.loc.au)

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