Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
It highlights a problem that I have seen on this website more than a few times and I think having a couple of UK mods to interpret has helped here. I think that on the whole the use of words (not including expletives) is far more robust in the UK and even more so in Scotland and whilst that is not even noticed here, it most obviously is when others(apart from Australians!!!!) outwith the UK, read what we say do the misunderstanding start to appear. It is a same words different emphasis of meaning situation.

I have found that on this website that has mainly a North American membership that I really have to choose my words extremely carefully to avoid misunderstandings and the ire of the mods. Hence my oft seen editing of my posts. Fair enough, but if I was writing to someone in the UK I would use half the words and different ones that I use here and cause no offence whatsoever.
Oscar Wilde wrote in 1887 "We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language." so it is nothing new. I have been similarly censured by the transatlantic mods for describing an individual as a "bampot", here quite a harmless jibe but misconstrued by them nevertheless. So I have to concur with your sentiments.