Posted by Mike Dennis on May 03, 2007 at 16:21:42 from 90.240.234.222 user MTD.
In Reply to: Re:Callum Home London posted by Jock on May 03, 2007 at 14:51:41:
Just because these organisations choose to use it does not give its usage credence.
Agreed, its origins are from US English and there is a reluctance to adopt such words etc. I am all for preserving the differences, language changes in usage and all languages borrow from others. But borrowing is only necessary when your own language hasn't a suitable word.