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An interesting article, somewhat let down by an inaccurate and overstated headline. No-one is getting 'conquered'. As it says at the end of the article: "But i
by hermitcrab 2y ago
An interesting article, somewhat let down by an inaccurate and overstated headline. No-one is getting 'conquered'. As it says at the end of the article:
"But in the grand scheme of things, the traffic both ways has been modest. That is, American English and British English remain distinct dialects, with little danger of being homogenised."
- walrushunter 2y agoThe most interesting part of this article is the incendiary language in the headline. Nobody would click otherwise because it doesn't take a genius to know that the internet has caused Brits and Americans to interact more regularly and thus adopt more of each other's language.