Quick Brit Speak Question: 2:1 in his MA
Barb Fulton
barbfulton at yahoo.com
Mon Mar 7 15:36:38 UTC 2005
> Carol dares to respond:
snip
> Mencken was right about two countries separated by a common
language
> (can't remember the exact quote).
>
> Carol, hoping she hasn't offended anybody
Barb:
You're right about the separation of a common language. I'm reminded
of when I was an exchange student in Denmark. There were about 15 of
us, living with families. One of the other Americans offered to help
her host-sister with her English homework. Well, the American ended
up doing the homework herself. The Danish girl failed the
assignment, and the teacher wrote a not that perhaps she get her
American housemate to help her with the next one! That's when we
really discovered how many differences there are between "American
English" and "British English."
-Barb
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