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Saying American English evolved from British English is just as false as the reverse, and just as false as saying humans evolved from monkeys. Both evolved from
by nollidge 16y ago
Saying American English evolved from British English is just as false as the reverse, and just as false as saying humans evolved from monkeys. Both evolved from a common ancestor. British English has changed just as much as American English has since they began to split in the 17-18th centuries.
- knotty66 16y agoI've heard it said that modern American English is closer to that common ancestor than modern British English.
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