Separated by a Common Language
Observations on British and American English by an American linguist in the UK
Aug 28, 2023
so fun, such fun
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Long ago, I was asked about so fun versus such fun . Martin Ball, this one's for you! So, fun started out in English (1600s) as a ve...
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Aug 20, 2023
sir, miss (at school)
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In my last newsletter , I reacted to this news story : The article is about addressing teachers as sir or miss , which happens in American...
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Jun 12, 2023
mean to
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Reader Sam* recently wrote to me with the following: A usage that surprises me every time I hear it is “ meant ” in the sense of “supposed”...
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May 2, 2023
baggage and luggage
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results of a Google search for "luggage" I'm reading Ingrid Paulsen's The emergence of American English as a discursive va...
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Apr 11, 2023
NYT Spelling Bee: an archive of disallowed BrE words
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Twitter has been my main internet stomping ground since 2009, but I've been withdrawing my labo(u)r from it since October, when it beca...
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