To Brits with knickers in a twist over Americanisms: don't get your panties in a bunch

FULL STORY by Amanda Holpuch: The GUARDIAN…..

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“Nowadays, pride in American English seems to have gone the same way as our pride in being a monarchy-free republic,” Murphy writes. “The American public enthusiastically consumes news about every British royal birth, wedding or death and fetishizes the u in colour as if it hadn’t deserved the drubbing our ancestors gave it.”

These language explorations aren’t just about proving people wrong, Murphy insists. Knowing the stories behind our languages helps us better understand ourselves.