It would seem rather silly and ironic for the British to adopt a prescriptive stance now. Candy has been used in English since about the 15th century, independe

It would seem rather silly and ironic for the British to adopt a prescriptive stance now. Candy has been used in English since about the 15th century, independent of the US. The same applies to many other differences in which the British more often chose to diverge while the US preserved the traditional term, such as “football” vs. “soccer”, etc. https://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/amphtml/2004/1028/p18s02-hfgn.html https://www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/amphtml/2004/1028/p18s0...