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:::HSmom, "have done" is an interesting verb to watch. In American and British english, we would say "i have done it". necessarily requiring the DO. but in many dialects in england, you can say "I had done" without the DO.
:::HSmom, "have done" is an interesting verb to watch. In American and British english, we would say "i have done it". necessarily requiring the DO. but in many dialects in england, you can say "I had done" without the DO.
:::Articles are "droped" from British english. or added to amrc. "I am going to hospital". I'm going to THE hospital. ('im brainstorming here.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences -- wow, that's a lot i didn't know. --[[User:JeanJacques|JeanJacques]] 22:46, 28 October 2008 (EDT)
:::Articles are "droped" from British english. or added to amrc. "I am going to hospital". I'm going to THE hospital. ('im brainstorming here.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_differences -- wow, that's a lot i didn't know. --[[User:JeanJacques|JeanJacques]] 22:46, 28 October 2008 (EDT)
== Deleted anti-British rant ==
''As American society became more productive and efficient than the British, Americans began to emphasize economy in language also...''
I have removed this statement as it sounds like an anti-British rant.
Also, what is so "archaic" about British spellings and usages? If they really were "archaic" is it not right to say then that many American spellings and usages are equally as "archaic" as the British ones? [[User:MatthewR|MatthewR]] 23:16, 1 July 2009 (EDT)