Great Britain, UK, England .. wut?!

RuralKanuck said:
"The term ‘Limey’ had its heyday during the early 20th century where it was used as a shorthand reference for English emigrants arriving in America, South Africa and Australia.

Its roots come from the British navy’s use of lime juice to cure scurvy during the late 19th century."

As an ex Brit now a Canadian with English and Welsh ancestry and a Scott in there someplace (is it Scot, Scott, Scottish or Scotch, and no matter as I prefer Rum anyway!) I dont know what I am but take no offense is being called a Limey with many of the welsh lot being ship-builders for the British Navy in the early 1800s being even a small part of that seafaring heritage is just fine with me!
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Scot...with one T...or Scottish.... but never Scotch..which is Whisky... that's Whisky without the E.....

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Sunkist said: "And then we Americans improved it."
hollydolly replied: "you wish... you really wish.."
Holly here's how American English is improved. On this side of the pond, when nature calls, we go to the loo to poop. Had we been American we would: Take a dump. Take it where? Hold on, I think I know.
The large waste container that we call a skip, from the Old English word "skep," meaning an industrial basket or hamper. Historically, skep referred to large, deep containers used in industries like cotton mills and coal mining to hold heavy loads which gradually evolved into the modern term for large, metal waste containers.
Americans call those skips, a dumpster, so that's where they are taking their dump to. Or do they squat behind the dumpster?
 
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