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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

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11:06
Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 5 Simplified spelling
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10:23
Ch 7 Differences in Spelling Pt 6 Minor Differences
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49:47
Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 1 Surnames
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10:09
Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 2 Given Names
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41:07
Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 3 Geographical Names
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06:56
Ch8 Proper Names in America Pt 4 Street Names
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07:13
Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 1 Proverb and Platitude
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23:47
Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 2 American Slang
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24:36
Ch9 Miscellanea Pt 3 The Future of the Language
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