Divided By A Common Language; A Guide To British and American English (2005).pdf

Divided

by a Common

Language

GUIDE

BRITISH

AND

AMERICAN

ENGLISH

Christopher Da vies

Divided by a Common Language

offers a detailed comparison of the language

and customs of the US and the UK. Author

Christopher Davies also discusses all the

important differences between the two coun-

tries in the practical details of daily life, and

American readers in particular will enjoy his

an Englishman's eyes. Chivies lops it off with

nusing list of expressions thai sound

innocent enough in one country but make

quite the opposite impression in the other.

The distinctive words of Austra

New Zealand, .nul South Africa are explained

in separate sections devoted to the many

varieties of English spoken around the globe.

Americans who enjoy contemporary British

novels, movies, and television, .is well

Britons who are interested in American cul-

ture, won't want to be without this handy

guide to life on the other si'

CHRISTOPHER DAVIES was born and

raised in England and spent several years liv-

ing in Australia and New Zealand. Since

1980, he has made his home in Florida, where

he works in the field of information technol-

ogy. The many unfamiliar expressions and

pronunciations that he has encountered in

American English led him to write Divided by

a Common Language.

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Author Christopher Davit*!, explains

all of these expressions — along with

hundreds more — and diseusses the

main différentes in pron initiation.

spelling, and vocabulary between

British and American F.nglish. Two

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and British travelers translate easily

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Divided by a

Common Language

A GUIDE TO

BRITISH AND AMERICAN

ENGLISH

Christopher Davies

Houghton Mifflin Company

Boston • New York

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