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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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Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 4 Foreign Influences Today 08.12.2025 24:26
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Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 5 Processes of Word Formation 07.12.2025 22:49
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Ch5 Tendencies in American Pt 6 Pronunciation 06.12.2025 28:38
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Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 1 Grammarians and Their Ways 05.12.2025 21:44
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Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 2 Spoken American As It Is 04.12.2025 21:55
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Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 3 The Verb 03.12.2025 56:25
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Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 4 The Pronoun 02.12.2025 36:40
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Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 5 The Adverb 01.12.2025 10:09
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Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 6 The Noun and Adjective 30.11.2025 6:37
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Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 7 The Double Negative 29.11.2025 8:23
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Ch6 The Common Speech Pt 8 Pronunciation 28.11.2025 21:56
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Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 1 Typical Forms 27.11.2025 21:43
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Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 2 General Tendencies 26.11.2025 8:14
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Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 3 The Influence of Webster 25.11.2025 28:30
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Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 4 Exchanges 24.11.2025 21:49
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Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 5 Simplified spelling 23.11.2025 11:06
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Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 6 Minor Differences 22.11.2025 10:23
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Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 1 Surnames 21.11.2025 49:47
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Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 2 Given Names 20.11.2025 10:09
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Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 3 Geographical Names 19.11.2025 41:07
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Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 4 Street Names 18.11.2025 6:56
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Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 1 Proverb and Platitude 17.11.2025 7:13
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Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 2 American Slang 16.11.2025 23:47
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Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 3 The Future of the Language 15.11.2025 24:36
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