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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)
I'm an American and here color means both ethnicity and visual perception. It just depends on the context of the word used. The same goes for race. It can mean ethnicity or racing.— This unsigned comment was added by 98.254.177.90 (talk • changes) on 18:28, 17 March 2011.

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anyone here can help me to make a conversation or connect to improve english 41.44.28.62 (talk) 09:49, 31 May 2023 (UTC). American English is something of a point of view. People are going to talk the way in which they were raised to speak, and that's just the way of this land. Nobody can tell you that what you were taught as a kid was "the wrong way" just because they themselves learned a different way. All anyone can do about the American English topic is continue your own ways of life and be open minded to others principles and ideologies.[reply]