Re: [OM] Bikes, (was: (OM) Computers)

[Jez Cunningham]

Careful - I graduated in Engineering not Media Studies!
Jez without fries.

On 20/03/2014, Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> When I was working the target audience was 'the web' (which speaks
>> American English) or other major hi-tech companies who were also
>> driven by the same imperatives to write in American. I accepted that I
>> had to spell some things differently, but I did everything I could to
>> avoid bringing in American grammar. It just didn't feel right and it
>> also jarred with my European colleagues who knew I was British - they
>> had learnt British English at school and were more careful with their
>> spelling and grammar than any native speaker. So I didn't use 'gotten'
>> as a past participle...
>
> "American English" is the "fast food" of language cuisine.
>
> Would you like fries with that?
>
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