A quick question on Britspeak

[ffutures]

Prompted by yet another story in which a British character refers to the USA as "The Colonies" without appearing to intend it as sarcasm or an insult.

[Poll #1468439]

Comments

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Yes, but that was a deliberate insult - I'm talking about its use in a non-insulting / non-ironic context.