Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English
Christopher Davies
248 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0618002758
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Language: English
Publish: January 1, 2005
A witty and informative study of the linguistic gap between American and British English discusses differences in spelling, pronunciation, and vocabulary, as well as expressions that have vastly different meanings in the two countries and the cultural idiosyncracies of American and British language. Reprint.