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Corona - what does help you? Your fears, thoughts, everything
Jeff Wrangler:
American cultural imperialism runs rampant.
CellarDweller:
I keep hearing stories about the situation in India. Citizens there must be in a constant state of panic. I can't imagine being there now.
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on May 08, 2021, 10:37:02 am ---I am always highly impressed by your mastery of not just English but idiomatic English.
Come to think of it, your English -- at least as used here and on FB -- even seems to be the American version. I think you use American spellings (e.g., flavor vs. British flavour), or at least I've never noticed otherwise. Here's a user-friendly list of differences between British and American English
https://www.boredpanda.com/british-american-english-differences-language/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic
Obviously you haven't had occasion to use all of these words, but I don't recall ever seeing you use a British version (with the possible exception of "grey," which Americans also use a lot). Yet I would think Europeans would learn British English. Do you know both and just adjust depending on your audience? Or do they teach the American version there? Or have you written "colour" or call a sweater a "jumper" and I just didn't notice? Or ...?
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Yes, we learn British English at school.
Movies, TV and books are a big American influence. Spending thousands of hours on an American online forum is, too :laugh:
And whenever I look up a word in my dictionary, which is is only one tab away on my computer, it gives me both spellings, if applicable. Then I usually go with the American one, except in some instances, when the American version seems "wrong" to me. For example travelling/traveling. In my book it's just wrong to leave out the second l ;) ;D
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on May 09, 2021, 10:46:50 am ---For example travelling/traveling. In my book it's just wrong to leave out the second l ;) ;D
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Americans themselves often don't realize that canceled has only one L. Or that " should go outside of , and . That'as in the sentence below.
Ennis said he worried about "people on the pavement."
Logically, it doesn't make sense, but that's the American way! :laugh:
Penthesilea:
Had my second shot yesterday. I went with the Biontech (Pfizer) vaccine, even though my first shot was AstraZeneca.
So far only a sore arm. I hope it stays like that.
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