American English

QUIZ: Do You Speak American?

| Posted 02.18.2012

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From OUPblog: A wide-ranging account of American English, Richard Bailey’s "Speaking American" investigates the history and continuing evolution ...

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English And American Spelling: Two Countries Separated By One Language

dailywritingtips.com | Posted 07.12.2011

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As George Bernard Shaw is said to have said, "England and America are two countries separated by the same language." It's easy enough to find books an...

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Official New Dictionary Words

The Guardian | Alison Flood | Posted 05.25.2011

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Around 2,000 new words, phrases, and meanings have been added to the dictionary of American English, including bromance -- defined as "a close but non...

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Is English In Danger?

The Globe and Mail | Elizabeth Renzetti | Posted 05.25.2011

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Now the originators of our mother tongue have circled the wagons (perhaps that should be "carriages'') to fight for English, against the stealth appro...

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Language Problems at the New York Times

Robert E. Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Robert E. Murphy

Since the death of William Safire, political columnist who wrote the regular "On Language" feature in the New York Times Magazine, no one has truly assumed the mantle of leading linguistic watchdog.

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