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Re:A book claims that Americanisms will have absorbed the En... by dmitriid on Friday December 29, 2017 @05:56AM (#16028817)
How can you "kill" something that constantly evolves?

A hundred years ago modern-day "britishisms" would be viewed as "killing the English language".

Also, what's "British English"? These two are British English:

- received pronunciation with it's "proper English": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIemPxHSb6Q

- Glasgoans (??) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le_uNGdpa4c with "bubblin' and greetin'" and other weird stuff

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Re:A book claims that Americanisms will have absorbed the En... by bencollier49 on Friday December 29, 2017 @06:13AM (#16028869)
"Glaswegians"
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Re:A book claims that Americanisms will have absorbed the En... by dang on Friday December 29, 2017 @11:15AM (#16030156)
Of course, but anyone who loves the English language will cut the British some slack here.
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