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Talk:American English (view source)
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==Grammar==
==Grammar==
''American English differs in its grammar, phonology and vocabulary'' - I agree with ''phonology and vocabulary'', but I'm not so sure about the grammar. Could anyone offer up any examples? I'm far from an expert; I'm curious about what might be different. --[[User:Hsmom|Hsmom]] 19:48, 28 October 2008 (EDT)
''American English differs in its grammar, phonology and vocabulary'' - I agree with ''phonology and vocabulary'', but I'm not so sure about the grammar. Could anyone offer up any examples? I'm far from an expert; I'm curious about what might be different. --[[User:Hsmom|Hsmom]] 19:48, 28 October 2008 (EDT)
:: Things like "I've seen that show" (acceptable in British English) and "I saw that show" (acceptable in American English). The use of verbal modifiers (mobile auxiliaries) is more pronounced in some areas in BE (like the recent past), which does not occur in American English. For all intents and purposes, American English can be considered a "bastardized" form of British English, but it is still valid. Much like Spanish, French, and Italian can all be considered "bastardizations" of Latin. Typically the desire to remove American English from having separate or distinct traits from British English are done out of blind traditionalism or ignorance. --[[User:Limbo|Limbo]] 20:18, 28 October 2008 (EDT)