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Author: Steve Litt
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Subject: Re: [DNG] [OT] British vs American language
Hendrik Boom said on Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:31:26 -0400


>And it's kind of amazing how these different versions have grammatical
>differences, not kust spelling and vocabulary.
>
>Unfortunately, it's currently not accessible, so I can't give you any
>examples.


London: He's in hospital.

Chicago: He's in the hospital.

I'm from America, so when I hear a noun used without an article, it's
like fingernails on a blackboard (or for those too young to know what a
blackboard is, nasty screeching out of a malfunctioning sound card).

SteveT

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