http://mtherald.com/americanism-british-vs-american-english/ The Miscellaneous Yakkings of a Medical Transcriptionist Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:23:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://mtherald.com/americanism-british-vs-american-english/#comment-14602 Raj Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:59:28 +0000 http://mtherald.com/blog/americanism-british-vs-american-english/#comment-14602 I beg your pardon. Kindly rectify the mistakes so as to become useful for somebody in need of it. I beg your pardon. Kindly rectify the mistakes so as to become useful for somebody in need of it.

]]> http://mtherald.com/americanism-british-vs-american-english/#comment-14601 alison Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:45:33 +0000 http://mtherald.com/blog/americanism-british-vs-american-english/#comment-14601 This is woeful - full of inaccuracies, errors and language that is incredibly out of date. Strongly suggest you go and do more research before publishing this online. Wouldn't recommend this as any kind of guide to differences between British English and American English. Unless you think it's still 1920, maybe. This is woeful – full of inaccuracies, errors and language that is incredibly out of date. Strongly suggest you go and do more research before publishing this online. Wouldn’t recommend this as any kind of guide to differences between British English and American English. Unless you think it’s still 1920, maybe.

]]> http://mtherald.com/americanism-british-vs-american-english/#comment-14518 Amy Wed, 11 May 2011 22:35:29 +0000 http://mtherald.com/blog/americanism-british-vs-american-english/#comment-14518 You are incorrect in saying that Americans hate to talk of their British origin. Our nation was born from a British colony, and our system of government would not have been possible without the example of Britain. I don't know what to tell you about the pervasiveness of "Americanisms", other than we are loud, aggressive, and obssessed what is "next". This seems to appeal to young people in other cultures. Add to that 300,000,000 in population and a lot of resources, and you've got a juggernaut. If it's any consolation, when a British young person uses an American urban slang term, it sounds awkward to us, too. You are incorrect in saying that Americans hate to talk of their British origin. Our nation was born from a British colony, and our system of government would not have been possible without the example of Britain. I don’t know what to tell you about the pervasiveness of “Americanisms”, other than we are loud, aggressive, and obssessed what is “next”. This seems to appeal to young people in other cultures. Add to that 300,000,000 in population and a lot of resources, and you’ve got a juggernaut. If it’s any consolation, when a British young person uses an American urban slang term, it sounds awkward to us, too.

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