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American Language by H. L. Mencken
"It was part of my daily work, for a good many years, to read the principal English newspapers and reviews; it has been part of my work, all the time, to read the more important English novels, essays, poetry and criticism. An American born and bred, I early noted, as everyone else in like case must note, certain salient differences between the English of England and the English of America as practically spoken and written—differences in vocabulary, in syntax, in the shades and habits of idiom, and even, coming to the common speech, in grammar. And I noted too, of course, partly during visits...
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Preface 02.01.2026 8:58
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Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 1The Diverging Streams 01.01.2026 9:52
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Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 2 The Academic Attitude 31.12.2025 19:30
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Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 3 The View of Writing Men 30.12.2025 16:11
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Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 4 Foreign Observers 29.12.2025 4:37
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Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 5 The Characters of American 28.12.2025 22:13
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Ch1 By Way of Introduction Pt 6 The Materials of American 27.12.2025 15:47
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Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 1 In Colonial Days 26.12.2025 11:02
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Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 2 Sources of Early Americanisms 25.12.2025 11:29
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Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 3 New Words of English Material 24.12.2025 17:36
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Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 4 Changed Meanings 23.12.2025 7:23
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Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 5 Archaic English Words 22.12.2025 7:40
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Ch2 The Beginnings of American Pt 6 Colonial Pronunciation 21.12.2025 11:32
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Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 1 The New Nation 20.12.2025 21:57
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Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 2 The Language in the Making 19.12.2025 9:44
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Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 3 The Expanding Vocabulary 18.12.2025 34:16
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Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 4 Loan-Words 17.12.2025 29:23
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Ch3 The Period of Growth Pt 5 Pronunciation 16.12.2025 6:52
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Ch4 American and English Today Pt 1 The Two Vocabularies 15.12.2025 18:29
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Ch4 American and English Today Pt 2 Differences in Usage 14.12.2025 40:53
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Ch4 American and English Today Pt 3 Honorifics 13.12.2025 16:45
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Ch4 American and English Today Pt 4 Euphemisms and Forbidden Words 12.12.2025 20:51
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Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 1 International Exchanges 11.12.2025 20:35
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Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 2 Points of Difference 10.12.2025 13:36
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Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 3 Lost Distinctions 09.12.2025 19:01
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