Americanisms killing English

[Barnsley]

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20170904-how-americanisms-are-killing-the-english-language

[earthfriendly]

The imperialism that is.......... Corporate America

Kleenex = tissue
Xerox = to photocopy
Yelp = to look up customer review

I had to google in order to locate this forum. And then there is Apple....... oh never mind , this one is still a fruit. That comes from the state of Washington

[earthfriendly]

Hey, and not forgetting the ubiquitous chapstick (i.e. lip balm).

“Ask not what your country can drool for you, ask what you can drool for your country!” @PetroNL tweeted.

https://nypost.com/2018/01/31/joe-kenne ... ng-speech/