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Re:A book claims that Americanisms will have absorbed the En... by rando444 on Friday December 29, 2017 @06:02AM (#16028839)
Why would you expect the BBC to refer to "English" as "British English"?

To assuage American readers? That's a rather condescending attitude, don't you think?

Re:A book claims that Americanisms will have absorbed the En... by yesenadam on Friday December 29, 2017 @06:22AM (#16028909)
It's something I'm getting used to on here. That attitude. Doesn't surprise me your comment was downvoted.

The very word "American" is presumptuous. Imagine if the Chinese referred to themselves as "Asians" and their country as "Asia".

I've taken to using estadounidense until something better comes along in English. ..or Spanish becomes the main language in the US :-) Australian English has/had the rather pungent seppo - rhyming slang for septic tank = Yank. But estadounidense is at least accurate.