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|  Subject: British v American English  Mon May 19, 2008 7:18 pm | |
| Hi there! I know this is a huge topic, and I
just wanted to make my first post here on a topic I'm interested in.
There are two good places to look for more info for starters:
Wikipedia- a semi-academic treatment;
The Best of British - site linked to a book on the topic;
There are a few that we Brits get mildly miffed* at, such as
Aluminum vs. Aluminium, and the use of "football" to describe the
American game that has more in common with Rugby. Then there's the
apocryphal tale of the English visitor to San Francisco, who was
arrested after going outside to "smoke a fag"..! 
Does anyone else have a favourite Trans-Atlanticism?
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