Brickbats Watch Your Language Reason Staff | 2.9.2009 4:33 AM Share on FacebookShare on TwitterShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URLMedia Contact & Reprint Requests The word British is offensive, according to Wales' Valleys Race Equality Council. The Caerphilly city council in South Wales agrees and has ordered workers not to use the term lest they offend Scots, Welsh, or ethnic minorities