So, Pete, I can't use any Brit terms because I'm an American? Strange...

Well, Brits can believe what they wish but their English is not a pure language either...it's a conglomeration of Latin, French and a bunch of other imports and native to the Isles languages.

As for being British, well, my mother was born in Scotland of Scotch parentage that goes back to the original Alpine Clan. I can count Mary Queen of Scots among my ancestors so...I'm not so far removed from being British. My Dad was, as he always put it, a mongrel. That mongrel included Scotch, Duch, Irish, English and American. I'm as close to being a Brit as you can get without being born there but I'm proud to be an American nonetheless.

Sandi Bowman