I have neither "a dog in the fight" nor "skin in the game", as I'm an American (UnitedStatesian, if you like) but I tend to dislike the expression "British English" because there are at least two other "British" Englishes, to wit from Scotland and from Ireland. I won't go into the Isle of Man or Guernsey. Nor Wales. "British English" is not specific enough to be enlightening, methinks.

On the other hand, there are enough "English" dialects in the world that it's confoozeling. The Indians speak "English"; Americans speak "English"; Australians speak "English"; Canadians speak "English"--and so do the English. English can best be thought of as a great family of separate streams of language (there's a mixed metaphor for you). And if it is relevant and one intends to specify which dialect (or really, "set of dialects") one refers to, then it is useful to speak of Indian English, American English, Australian English, Irish English, Scottish English--yes, and English English, just to make the distinction clear. I understand Mandotim's wish to maintain the trademark for England, so to speak, but to say only "English" in a context where one would specify "American English" or "Indian English" is inconsistent, bad style, and confusing. But to use the expression "British English" can be nothing but fuzzy.

Dave Oesterreich