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Thread #139070   Message #3187249
Posted By: Allan Conn
14-Jul-11 - 05:03 AM
Thread Name: BS:threat to English language from Americanisms
Subject: RE: BS: the threat to the english language from
"the British version of English that has changed while Americans have retained the old forms: "gotten" for example."

Mind there isn't really a single "British version" of the language. The form of standard English spoken in Scotland is Scottish Standard English as oppposed to the various dialects of Scots - and words often thought of as Americanisms are common in SSE. For example 'gotten' and 'pinkie' etc.