Talk:American English

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"In America "color" or "race" often means ethnicity, for instance. This is a much less common usage elsewhere - where colour is part of visual perception, and where race implies racing, not ethnicity." - This isn't very clear to me. The different uses of "colour" and race" depend on context, and can equally refer to ethnicity in Britain at least. If a form asked me for my race, I would not write "The 4.30"! Saintswithin 16:39, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I can't say I agree with this statement at all. I am Australian and have also lived in Britain, and in either place if you speak about a 'race' issue or someone having a 'colour', no-one will be confused. The words 'race' and 'colour' have been used to mark ethnicity all over the English speaking world for many centuries - the word "race" derives from the Italian 'razza' which means 'lineage'. (FYI the word "race", as in a competition, derives from the old norse "ras", meaning to run. Manning 23:39, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)