Posts Tagged ‘British English’
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Posted by Stan Carey on July 25, 2011
Of the countless varieties of English, American English (AmE) and British English (BrE) are the most significant. This is why you can set Macmillan Dictionary’s default setting to either, and switch back and forth throughout. American English regularly comes under fire from some BrE speakers who perhaps feel a bit possessive or protective about their [...]
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Posted by Laine Redpath Cole on February 01, 2011
The 2010 world tour of regional English stops here but not for long … We went around the world in 2010 asking the question ‘What’s your English?’ and we got some great answers. Thank you to everyone who contributed, really. All the content from the 2010 tour is archived here for your global English reading [...]
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Posted by Dawn Nell on November 17, 2010
Today we (re)introduce Dawn Nell, the second in a series of guest bloggers who are contributing to this blog over a two-week period. The first of their posts is on the subject of ‘Global English’, and the second will look at the ways that you (users) search Macmillan Dictionary. Dawn, who has written for this [...]
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Posted by Laine Redpath Cole on January 07, 2010
Right. We’re back, we’re on, we’re in for 2010! What a great way to end the year with an Edublog award; thanks so much to those who voted for us. As for 2010, we have some great things planned and can’t wait to share them with you. As well as more witty, entertaining, discussion-inducing fare [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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