On Jul 12, 2011, at 03:14 PM, Julian Edwards wrote: >Spelling differences are probably only 50% of the story here since there's >many phrases specific to British vs US English, and some of them will grate >on the foreign ear. For example, when Americans say "likely will", it makes >me wince!
I've always claimed that the most heated discussions about language happen between those that purport to speak the same one. :) I guess that likely will be controversial. -Barry (P.S. got any others we can use when we want to annoy you Julian? How about this one: I've got an elevator in the trunk of my truck :).
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