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Re: Language, Really OT (was [OM] Cricket Match)

Subject: Re: Language, Really OT (was [OM] Cricket Match)
From: HI100@xxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 23:01:43 EST
clint@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

<< American English is truly a language of its own.  Everyone who speaks
 English can understand the American pronunciation 
>>
An interesting aspect of "American" English pointed out in that book is that 
some common Americanisms are actually older English forms that have not 
changed while "English" English is what has changed!

                    Regards,
                 Tim Hughes
                >>Hi100@xxxxxxx<<

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