Parish wrote: > Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T. wrote: > >> >> Parish wrote: >> >> -----------snip----------- >> >>> Why *American* English? Why not just *English* >>> >> >> British English (or the "Kings" English) is different. Though we have > > > "Queens", at the moment :-). Now there's a word with a whole different > connotation in the US. > >> some common word and terms in common. There are many differences. >> American English is made up words from British English, French, German >> and other Languages. We even use some old world Latin terms as well. >> > > Well of course English is a pot-pourri anyway. Look at the occupiers > of the British Isles over the millennia; Norse, Viking, Angles, Saxes, > Normans, Britons.... all of whom have contributed to the English language. > >> I'll give an example of a difference between US and British English : >> >> First the Description of the item: >> >> area of a car you open to store such items as suitcases, Grocries, >> Tools, etc. >> >> US English = Trunk >> >> British English = Boot >> >> In the US Boot also means: >> an item worn on the foot similar to a shoe (noun) >> > > and in Britain > >> To get rid of ... as in the bad employee was given the boot... (verb) >> > > and in Britain > >> Trunk in US english Besides the meaning previously given Is: >> >> a special Box used to store items such as clothes, blankets, Quilts. etc. >> > > and in Britain > >> The nose or proboscis appendage of an Elephant. >> > > and in Britain > >> If I were to go to Britain to live I would have to start in the first >> grade just to relearn the language. >> > > No you wouldn't, you'd just have to learn to spell ;-) >
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