What happened to British born women during the Great War (1914-1918) who had married an enemy national?
Q. I believe that at the time, British women who married foreign nationals automatically lost their British nationality. If they were living in the country at the time of the War, would they have been interred as enemy aliens?
Asked by celebrimbor - Thu Aug 30 17:42:34 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. British Nationality and Status of Aliens Act 1914 This legislation came into force on 1 January 1915. British subject status was acquired as follows: birth within His Majesty's dominions naturalisation in the United Kingdom or a part of His Majesty's dominions which had adopted Imperial naturalisation criteria descent through the legitimate male line (child born outside the His Majesty's dominions to a British subject father). This was limited to one generation although further legislation in 1922 allowed subsequent generations born overseas to be registered as British subjects within one year of birth. foreign women who married British subject men former British subjects who had lost British subject status on marriage or through a… [cont.]
Answered by Josephine - Fri Aug 31 10:45:44 2007

Some words that are spelled differently in british and american english?
Q. I'm learning english in school, and I'm about to do the test for the CAE certificate. The thing is, our school teaches british english, so I have to spell everything the british way, but I don't know which words are spelled different. And I'm pretty sure I spell everything the american way :) So could you please list some of the words, with both the american and the british spellings? Than you!
Asked by Lagom - Fri Sep 4 11:37:45 2009 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Favourite - Favorite Colour - Color Tyre - Tire Spelt - Spelled Realise - Realize Aluminium - Aluminum Moustache - Mustache Neighbour - Neighbor Labour - Labor Centre - Center Theatre - Theater Metre - Meter Analyse - Analyze Anaemia - Anemia Ageing - Aging Programme - Program Tonne - Ton Cheque - Check (only different when referring to monetary document) Grey - Gray Kerb - Curb Pyjamas - Pajamas Plough - Plow Yoghurt - Yogurt I hope that helps. There's many more, but that's a good start and should give you an idea of the general rules. I know it's hard, I moved to New Zealand after learning English in the US and had to learn to adjust all my spellings, never knowing for the first year or 2 whether I was right or wrong. Good luck on your… [cont.]
Answered by eendje1990 - Sat Sep 5 02:27:56 2009

How did the British divide the Kikuyu people in Kenya around the time of the Mau Mau Uprising?
Q. I have found plenty of information detailing the way the British oppressed the people - torture, rape, beatings, etc. I'm having difficulty finding specifics on the divide and rule tactics that they used. How did they cause conflict amongst the people?
Asked by Elizabeth L - Mon Oct 12 21:57:56 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Of course, this is all lies put about by people who were tortured, raped and beaten etc by their British oppressors. There are no specifics because we burnt all records. Whereas the machete was the favourite tool of the Mau Mau to divide heads into two equal halves, the British used more subtle methods- torture, rape, beatings, It worked because there is now peace. As the saying goes- it's all blood under the bridge and if my uncle got a nice farm out of it, then all's well that ends well as that little religious black man in a ballet skirt would say.
Answered by oldtimer - Mon Oct 12 22:12:48 2009