Library vocabulary

[John Langran]

Yes I think "Brits" is disliked mainly by shall we say the over-50 s
JL


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> John Langran wrote:
> 
>> I'm not sure about American English, but in English English we are 
>> British, unpleasantly referred to as Brits. ...
> 
> Fascinating. I had no idea the British disliked the term "Brits" (or is 
> that just your personal taste?). I've seen it thousands of times in 
> British publications and never gave it a moment's thought.
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