Divided by a Common Language
3 journalers for this copy...
An interesting book, especially for anyone traveling or relocating between Britain and the U.S. Or, anyone who's interested in variations in the English language.
I have dozens of friends living throughout Great Britian. I just might have to send this book to one of them when I'm done reading it. :)
I enjoyed Divided by a Common Language but Christopher Davies didn't understand the United States as much as he thought he did when he wrote this book. There are many goofy assumptions about the United States and at least one error about British English. This copy is a first edition, a second one was published in 2001. Having not read that version, I'll hope that some of these errors have been corrected.
In the meantime, I plan to hold onto this book for a little longer. I want to do a series of blog posts about some of the sillier assumptions I found in this book. I don't plan to tear the book apart, just to use it as a starting point for an ongoing discussion on language.
In the meantime, I plan to hold onto this book for a little longer. I want to do a series of blog posts about some of the sillier assumptions I found in this book. I don't plan to tear the book apart, just to use it as a starting point for an ongoing discussion on language.
I don't have the time in my life right now to continue writing up blog entries from this book so I will take it back to this month's meeting.
Journal Entry 5 by caligula03 at Meet-Up Meeting, Starbucks in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, trades, California USA on Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Released 17 yrs ago (2/13/2007 UTC) at Meet-Up Meeting, Starbucks in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, trades, California USA
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