[mythtv] mythtv-dev Digest, Vol 66, Issue 19

[John Barberio]

On 19 Aug 2008, at 13:00, Stuart Morgan <stuart at tase.co.uk> wrote:
> This isn't about what countries use the English language, it's a  
> visual
> representation of the languages origin - Language selection vs Country
> selection. Canadians, Australians, New Zealanders and at least a  
> dozen other
> countries, some who are not even in the Commonwealth, use English,  
> yet they
> aren't part of the UK but I don't forsee them getting upset about  
> which flag
> is used.

However, I think you've accidently made the point that we *should* use  
the Union flag for British English/Commonwealth English. If you check  
the flags of the countries in the commonwealth, you'll find they have  
the Union flag inset in quite a few.

The Union flag is more recognisable as an icon internationally, and  
the Union flag is better associated with Commonwealth nations and the  
common British English language used in them.

Note, 'British English', does not originate from England. You actually  
get this quite wrong. American English is closer to the original  
English[1] than British English, which has been altered by  
Commonwealth and Union additions to the language. British English's  
origin is from the Union and the Commonwealth.

   - Jay

[1] Aside from changes introduced during standardisation of spelling.
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