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{{quote|They say that Britain and America are two countries separated by the [[The Pond|Atlantic Ocean]]. And it's true!|'''[[Eddie Izzard]]'''}} |
{{quote|They say that Britain and America are two countries separated by the [[The Pond|Atlantic Ocean]]. And it's true!|'''[[Eddie Izzard]]'''}} |
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{{quote|'''Firebolt:''' Ms. Rowling, after the first book, you stopped converting English words to American words. Is there any reason for this? |
{{quote|'''Firebolt:''' Ms. Rowling, after the first book, you stopped converting English words to American words. Is there any reason for this? |
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'''J. K. Rowling:''' Actually, we didn't stop, but the number of words that were changed has been greatly exaggerated! We only ever changed a word when it had a different meaning in “American,” for instance, the word “jumper,” which in England means “sweater” and here, I believe, is something that only little girls wear!|'''AOL interview with [[J. K. Rowling]] October 19, 2000'''}} |
'''J. K. Rowling:''' Actually, we didn't stop, but the number of words that were changed has been greatly exaggerated! We only ever changed a word when it had a different meaning in “American,” for instance, the word “jumper,” which in England means “sweater” and here, I believe, is something that only little girls wear!|'''AOL interview with [[J. K. Rowling]] October 19, 2000'''}} |
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Revision as of 14:05, 8 August 2014
England and America are two countries separated by a common language.
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They say that Britain and America are two countries separated by the Atlantic Ocean. And it's true!
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Firebolt: Ms. Rowling, after the first book, you stopped converting English words to American words. Is there any reason for this? —AOL interview with J. K. Rowling October 19, 2000
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The Americans are identical to the British in all respects except, of course, language.
—Oscar Wilde
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The American language differs from the English in that it seeks the top of expression while English seeks its lowly valleys.
—Salvador de Madariaga, Americans are Boys
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One of the strongest prejudices that one has to overcome when one visits Australia is that created by the weird jargon than passes for English in this country
—Valerie Desmond
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- ↑ or possibly Bertrand Russell. Unless it's Oscar Wilde, Dylan Thomas, George S. Patton, or Winston Churchill.