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==Today==

==Today==

Today American English is simpler and more phonetic than British English.  Sometimes as an expression of [[anti-American]] sentiment, however, non-Americans will insist that use of British English is exclusively proper English, the implication being that American English is somehow "non-standard", which assumes that standards are still being set by the smaller country.

Today American English is simpler and more phonetic than British English.  Sometimes as an expression of [[anti-American]] sentiment, however, non-Americans will insist that use of British English is exclusively proper English, the implication being that American English is somehow "non-standard". Linguists reject that nonsense. Both the British and American variants are standard.

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

* Garner, Bryan A.  ''The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style'' (2000) [http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Dictionary-American-Usage-Style/dp/0195135083/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254398161&sr=1-17 excerpt and text search]

* Garner, Bryan A.  ''The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style'' (2000) [http://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Dictionary-American-Usage-Style/dp/0195135083/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254398161&sr=1-17 excerpt and text search]

* Mencken, H. L. ''The American Language'' (1936) [http://www.amazon.com/American-Language-H-L-Mencken/dp/1605206237/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254397959&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search of abridged edition]

* Mencken, H. L. ''The American Language'' (1936) [http://www.amazon.com/American-Language-H-L-Mencken/dp/1605206237/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254397959&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search of abridged edition]

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