Posts Tagged ‘American English’

  • Bitching, bodacious, braw or bog standard? Argy-bargy between American and British English

    Posted by Drew Stanley on August 12, 2009

    The subject of American English vs. British English is an ornery, troublesome one, and regularly appears in our blog posts. I’m particularly embroiled in this endless debate because I, an Englishman, have an American girlfriend. Now, ladies, please don’t cry. I know what’ll cheer you up: some comparative etymology. Never fails.
    Usually we just banter over [...]

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  • 'Can I get …'

    Posted by Susan Jellis on July 22, 2009

    ‘Can I get some more paper?’ ‘Yes, it’s on the table over there – help yourself.’
    This would be an unremarkable question and answer pattern but the colleague who was asked this question by several native speakers of British English recently was the invigilator of an exam and certainly did not give that response! The expectation [...]

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