English means the Angles, Saxons and Jutes who started arriving in the fifth
century AD. British means the pre-Roman inhabitants, i.e. the Celts, who
were ultimately forced further to the west, specifically into north-west
Scotland, western Ireland, Wales, the Isle of Man and Cornwall; some even
migrated back to the continent, to what is now Brittany (hence Bretagne and
Grande Bretagne).
Paul Courtenay
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From: "buzz ray" <[email protected]>
To: "ChurchillChat" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 10:54 PM
Subject: [ChurchillChat] Use of language
As an American, I have been totally impressed with Churchill's use of
the English language. I have begun reading his History of the English
Speaking People. In the early part of the work, he makes a
distinction between English and British people in the period prior to
the Viking invasion. Can someone explain to me the difference he has
in mind. Does English refer to Saxons and British refer to the tribes
in the North of the Island. At the time in question, the Romans had
withdrawn so it does not seem that British refers to Romans living on
the Island.
Thank you
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