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4 features of language that aren't Americanisms
Denise and Louise chat about 4 features of written language that are often thought to be Americanisms but aren’t.
Listen To Find Out More About:- -iz- spellings
- serial commas
- em dashes
- which/that in restrictive relative clauses
Mentioned In The Show
- Lexico/Oxford: ‘The Differences Between British and American Terms’
- Lynne Murphy on British and American English (video)
- Free PDF booklet: Verbs ending in -ize, -ise, -yze and -yse
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Denise And LouiseDenise Cowle Editorial Services
Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor
Music Credit‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
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By Louise Harnby (fiction editor) and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor)
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Denise and Louise chat about 4 features of written language that are often thought to be Americanisms but aren’t.
Listen To Find Out More About:- -iz- spellings
- serial commas
- em dashes
- which/that in restrictive relative clauses
Mentioned In The Show
- Lexico/Oxford: ‘The Differences Between British and American Terms’
- Lynne Murphy on British and American English (video)
- Free PDF booklet: Verbs ending in -ize, -ise, -yze and -yse
Ask Us A Question
The easiest way to ping us a question is via Facebook Messenger: Visit the podcast's Facebook page and click on the SEND MESSAGE button.
Denise And LouiseDenise Cowle Editorial Services
Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor
Music Credit‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.
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