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osarabaBecause of this post and response, I wondered, what is, exactly, the big difference between British and American grammar? Because, although there were some examples of British grammar and punctuation in Eats, Shoots & Leaves that I didn't agree with, I found the book to be wonderful and it filled me with a great joy because well, here was another grammar nerd who was making it clear to everyone and their mother exactly what was proper and what was not. Whether British or American, I deeply appreciate the sentiment.
So, to refresh my memory, I did a Yahoo!Search on "the difference between British and American grammar", and came up with this link, which took me to this link from Wikipedia where I proceeded to drool over shinigami's monitor, fall in love with the site, and wish to have its babies. ♥ (Notice the use of the comma before the "and" -- a personal style preference).
I followed links on: rhoticity, diphthong, Received Pronunciation, Estuary English, Mid-Atlantic accent, and Standard Midwestern accent, before getting back to the first page and viewing the grammar section.
I'm basking in the glow of a highly satisfying brain-usage session. ::sigh:: I do miss learning about grammar. I should go back to college and take linguistics classes; it's what I should have taken to begin with.
So, to refresh my memory, I did a Yahoo!Search on "the difference between British and American grammar", and came up with this link, which took me to this link from Wikipedia where I proceeded to drool over shinigami's monitor, fall in love with the site, and wish to have its babies. ♥ (Notice the use of the comma before the "and" -- a personal style preference).
I followed links on: rhoticity, diphthong, Received Pronunciation, Estuary English, Mid-Atlantic accent, and Standard Midwestern accent, before getting back to the first page and viewing the grammar section.
I'm basking in the glow of a highly satisfying brain-usage session. ::sigh:: I do miss learning about grammar. I should go back to college and take linguistics classes; it's what I should have taken to begin with.
