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Evanston is in "the north", in the same sense in which Seattle is in "the north" and San Diego is ... to the East, in American English usage; and "the north" in any very strong sense should also be so limited.
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john varela
6 yr 51 days ago
 American English, Marriage, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Relationships, United States, American, France, Usages, Languages
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What is the extent of 'dry locales' in the US? Is this a city-wide phenomenon, county, or some arbitrary teetotal sheriff thing? Any city or county can pass laws making the sale of alcoholic beverages illegal. Dead wrong, Coop! A city or
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Anything with Stallone falls into that category for me, but I was partial to Rocky (only the first one) because of Talia Shire and Burgess Meredith. Rocky was in many respects what Coop might call a Seminole film. ObAUE, Rocky was unquestionably
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The inimitable Evan Kirshenbaum (Email Removed) stated one day I will take this story to mean that there is ... lest we end up like the rabbi in this story. I wouldn't go quite that far. I didn't think so. I was being hyperbolic. I like
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cybercypher
6 yr 53 days ago
American English, Dialects, British English, Context, Countries, Great Britain, Friendships, Colours, United States, American, Asia, Speaking, Chat, Animals, Classes
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"Go straight down the road and turn the roundabout" Is ... language. Would "turn" be american and "go round" be british? The sentence can't be American, because "roundabout" is British English and not
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"Go straight down the road and turn the roundabout" Is this correct? I would have said "... go (a)round the ... in a book for students of English as a foreign language. Would "turn" be american and "go round" be
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On Wed, 1 Oct 2003, in alt.usage.english, Padraig Breathnach (Email Removed) writes In American English Usage, of course. What Don wrote is perfectly normal in Cispondia. Where is "Cispondia"? Mark Browne If replying by email, please use
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donna richoux
6 yr 57 days ago
Articles, American English, Accents, Spelling, Expressions, Abbreviations, British English, Countries, Great Britain, United States, American, China, Classes, Acronyms, Colloquialisms
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According to The Columbia Guide to Standard American English , "xenophobia" has four standard pronouciations. Does any other word do better, or even equal? I was told in my youth that "pecan" had six (/p@'k&n/,
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Not obscure. Next week I get married and we leave on our honeymoon. We'll send you a postcard. Congratulations, if true. Not, if not. I don't know why, but in American English, it would be much more expected to say "Next week I'm
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donna richoux
6 yr 58 days ago
American English, Marriage, Weddings, Constructions, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Relationships, United States, American, Languages, Ceremonies
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