"I much prefer the attitude of the British. They have enough respect for the language to use correct spelling, clear enunciation and to observe the correct use of prepositions and general grammar. On the other hand, some Americans seem to like

Noah Webster (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noah_Webster) had a huge influence on american english. He is responsible for many of the differences in spelling. Also, after the revolutionary war in 1776, many americans were only too happy to

sorry to revive this discussion if it has already been past expiration, but i think not nearly enough has been discussed about this subject. I must warn anyone i usually have an indirect and evasive way of writing or speaking, so please forgive me

Wow, what a lot of nonesense. Is American English simply lazy English with disregard for the fundamentals of the language, or is it a valid simplification of an overly complex and irregular language? Huh? What are you talking about? I was

Hi Claudia, The experts on this forum will almost response to the posted questions 99% of the time. All you have to do is to post your question. It's important that the question has a relevent context. To develop the ability to write

Guest wrote: Mike in Japan, I don't think you should feel silly at all, and I can't see why it would be unrealistic to hope for global standardisation of the language, after all, most countries teach the same version, as was proved earlier

TimKowal wrote: Lazy English? Poor grammar? i suppose by 'lazy english' you're calling the speaker lazy. but can you please elaborate on 'poor grammar'? is 'works for me' ungrammatical to you?

TimKowal wrote: Lazy English? Poor grammar? I think implied subject is as close as you can get. "Lazy English" and "Poor grammar" are good explanations. "Journalistic" might also apply for things like newspaper headlines, but they usually

Lazy English? Poor grammar? I think implied subject is as close as you can get.

"Is American English simply lazy English with disregard for the fundamentals of the language, or is it a valid simplification of an overly complex and irregular language?" The first one. I don't feel it's right the way Americans are treating