British vs American Dialects (Science/Social_Sciences/Linguistics/Languages/Natural/Indo-European/Germanic/English/British_vs_American_Dialects)
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British vs American Dialects
Entries
The Best of British: The American's Guide to Speaking British http://www.effingpot.com/
The differences between American and British English, explored by a Brit living in Texas.
United Kingdom English for the American Novice http://www.hps.com/~tpg/ukdict/
Words and phrases that may cause problems for American visitors.
British-American Dictionary http://www.travelfurther.net/dictionaries/british-american.htm
An easy to read, humorous translation of British English to American English
English Usage in the UK and USA http://www.krysstal.com/ukandusa.html
A light-hearted look at some differences between English as spoken on both sides of the Atlantic.
American Dialect Society List Archives http://listserv.linguistlist.org/archives/ads-l.html
A web-searchable archive of the recent postings to the ADS-L archive.
Neigbour categories
American Dialects Sites concerning variations and dialects of English spoken in the United States.
Manual Forms Forms of English that are communicated through the hands, but are not separate languages. For distinct languages, see Sign Languages.
Neologisms Neologisms are words that have been recently created, and may sometimes find their way into general use. Some arise because of new circumstances or inventions for which no word previously existed,
Old English Old English, sometimes referred to as Anglo-Saxon, is a member of the Germanic family of the Indo-European languages. It is the earliest form of the English language. It was written and spoken in
Organizations
Slang Sites found in this category will generally be listings of English that is not considered to be standard. This means that the language is free from the grammar and spelling restrictions of mainstream
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