Re: OT: Language etc. Was

On 11/07/2024 9:06 am, Dumas Walker wrote:

As a member of the last UK generation to have gone to a Grammar School
(11+ anyone?) I'm trying to be more Zen about American 'English' but
it's a struggle. Especially as a huge number of non-English speakers are
learning 'English' from American media content.

 As an American, that last bit also concerns me, especially if it is social
media content.

Yeah, that's a big thing that's happening - and a huge can of worms that doesn't just affect language. (For instance right wing nutters here in New Zealand wear MAGA caps etc. <shakes head in despair>)
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