- Briticisms
- Brit·i·cism || 'brɪtɪsɪzm n. English word or idiom only used in Great Britain
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List of words having different meanings in British and American English — articleissues unverified = June 2007 OR = June 2007 disputed = June 2007 rewrite = June 2007This is a list of words and phrases having differing meanings in British and American English. * Asterisked (*) meanings, though found chiefly in the… … Wikipedia
Anglicism — An anglicism, as most often defined, is a word borrowed from English into another language. Speakers of the recipient language usually consider an anglicism to be substandard or undesirable (as a form of language contamination). Anglicism also… … Wikipedia
Mid-Atlantic English — For the English language as it is spoken in the Mid Atlantic States, see New York dialect, New Jersey English, Philadelphia accent, and Baltimorese. Mid Atlantic English (sometimes called a Transatlantic accent) is a cultivated or acquired… … Wikipedia
Briticism — A briticism (or britishism) is American English for a word, phrase, idiom, or expression peculiar to the English language as spoken chiefly in Great Britain and/or the United Kingdom, and is thus a synonym for one of the meanings of anglicism.… … Wikipedia
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Daniel Lyons — For other people named Daniel Lyons, see Daniel Lyons (disambiguation). Daniel Lyons Dan Lyons holding up an Apple turtleneck for size Born 1960 (age 50–51) Massachusetts Occupation … Wikipedia
Amerikanismen — Amerikanismen, Eigentümlichkeiten und Modifikationen der englischen Sprache in Amerika, bestehen ihrem Wesen nach 1) in der Aufnahme altenglischer Archaismen, 2) in der veränderten Bedeutung altenglischer Ausdrücke, 3) in der Anwendung derselben… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
List of words having different meanings in British and American English: A–L — Differences between American and British English American English … Wikipedia
Brit|i|cism — «BRIHT uh sihz uhm», noun. a word or phrase used especially by the British. Lift meaning elevator and petrol meaning gasoline are Briticisms. Usage Briticism, though sometimes condemned by purists on the ground that there is no form Britic from… … Useful english dictionary
