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Americanisms killing English
Posted: Fri, 29 Dec 2017 5:06 pm
by Barnsley
Re: Americanisms killing English
Posted: Sat, 30 Dec 2017 3:55 am
by 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
Re: Americanisms killing English
Posted: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 2:04 am
by 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/
Re: Americanisms killing English
Posted: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 7:18 pm
by DidierAubin87
Oh c'mon, I think English is the most popular language in the world, it connects people from other countries with each others. In each country, people has an own accent. I'm fine with it