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At no point did I say, or imply, that British English was purer or superior to American English, my gripe is about American terminology replacing perfectly good terms we already have.Wait, what is 'British English' anyway? Scots, Welsh, Northern Irish... hell, even separate cities within England proper (or within the city of London itself!) can't seem to agree on the same terms or verbiage in daily speech.
Furthermore, in some instances "American English" is more traditionally proper than modern 'British English'. For example, the use of the 'ize' vs 'ise' suffix in words such as agonize/agonise, criticize/criticise, civilize/civilise, etc. The latter versions of these words are British degenerations confused and invented in the 20th century. In centuries prior (going back to Shakespeare even) within Britain, and in current day America, the correct and proper 'ize' suffix is still utilized, and even linguistic authorities at Oxford have acknowledged this fact.
http://metadyne.co.uk/ize.html
So the next time an Englishman may ponder over the proper use of their own language, they might consider consulting an American or Scotsman first...
Take the word pants for example, the American usage is closer to the original pantaloons than ours. But if I heard a British person saying he'd spilt coffee on his pants, I'd be wondering why he wasn't wearing any trousers at the time.
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