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Those who influenced the British language
American English translation
Modern English from 1800
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The American spelling of "farve"?
What is COLOR?
100
Since the Middle Ages, dialects have been seen as
What is inferior - rural and stupid?
100
Many words and idiomatic phrases that are common in Modern English were actually coined by this old Bard.
Who is William Shakespeare
100
The American English word for a lift
What is an elevator
100
This real threat for the Standard English language is
What is American English
200
The antipathy against American English goes right back to the...
What is 18th century?
200
The aim of the Queen's English Society is to aid ...
What is the protection of English?
200
Latin words entered the English vocabulary through a translation of this book from 1384
What is the Bible
200
The American English word for the season 'autumn'
What is the fall
200
the grammar of Standard English continue...
What is to change
300
He introduced an American English spelling?
Who is Noah Webster?
300
In England, local dialects change every ...
What is 25 miles?
300
In 1476, he set up the first printing press, which is considered a crucial year in the history of the English language
Who is William Caxton
300
The American English word for a biscuit
What is a cookie
300
This Victorian author would renew the English language with hundreds of words
What is Charles Dickens
400
Some English moan and grumble that foreigners...
What is that they make English deteriorate?
400
A conflicting trend is that dialects are ...
What is a wonderful mix of beauty?
400
Most of the new words or loan words that entered English by 1066 were of this origin
What is Norman or French
400
The American English word for petrol
What is gasoline
400
British English has this status throughout the world
What is as a global language
500
Crystal says this about the purity of the English language
What is it is a myth - because English was never pure?
500
Crystal's view on language change is that ...
What is language changes because society changes
500
During the Anglo-Saxon period, there were two major influences on the language
What is Latin (Christian missionaries) and Norse (Danish Vikings)
500
The American english word for a queue
What is a line
500
The words Embryology and chromosome were added to the British vocabulary during the periode called
What is the industrialization