Topic: American English vs Other countries

We have a lot of non-American authors on here. Before you make your American self sound stupid, learn a little bit about other English speaking authors & the subtle or not-so-subtle differences.

Easy ones:    American                                    Others
                  -or endings (Savior)                      -our endings (Saviour)
                  -ize endings (advertize)                 -ise endings (advertise)
                  -ed past tense (burned)                 -t past tense (burnt)

Here's a funny little link on Facebook, but it's true. Learn something about other cultures before you tell a Brit, as Aussie, or even a Canadian they've spelled something wrong.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid … mp;theater

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Re: American English vs Other countries

Janet Taylor-Perry wrote:

We have a lot of non-American authors on here. Before you make your American self sound stupid, learn a little bit about other English speaking authors & the subtle or not-so-subtle differences.

Easy ones:    American                                    Others
                  -or endings (Savior)                      -our endings (Saviour)
                  -ize endings (advertize)                 -ise endings (advertise)
                  -ed past tense (burned)                 -t past tense (burnt)

Here's a funny little link on Facebook, but it's true. Learn something about other cultures before you tell a Brit, as Aussie, or even a Canadian they've spelled something wrong.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid … mp;theater

can be amusing sometimes; "Got a rubber?"; "I'm fagged out, mate!"

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3 Reply by Spargo Postle (edited by Spargo Postle 2015-07-28 01:42:19)

Re: American English vs Other countries

Hello. Charles,

Seriously, do people still say that? I haven't heard either of those expressions for the past twenty years, maybe even longer. Please, send my compatriots back to England they need to be re-booted into this century. But, only if they are English, of course.

Have a truly lovely day, mate.

Love ya,
Spargo Postle

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Re: American English vs Other countries

Spargo Postle wrote:

Hello. Charles,

Seriously, do people still say that? I haven't heard either of those expressions for the past twenty years, maybe even longer. Please, send my compatriots back to England they need to be re-booted into this century. But, only if they are English, of course.

Have a truly lovely day, mate.

Love ya,
Spargo Postle

Well, 35 years ago, certainly. American "eraser" I expect would take hold in England as much as ice tea might; "fag" cigarette or fatigue might have gone the pc route out of existence.

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