US & British usage – Jeremy Butterfield Editorial

July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

Anymore or any more? Does anybody write anymore any more any more?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqrw3_604_c While Annie Lennox was keening ‘Don't ask me why’ and lamenting lost or unachievable love, the question in my mind (and perhaps in…

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May 20, 2017May 22, 2017

Americanisms in British English. Love them or loathe them, they’re here to stay. And we love them.

On Saturday 20 May 2017, the well-known British word buff (orig. U.S.) Susie Dent presented an excellent and engaging program(me) on BBC Radio 4 about Americanisms…

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May 10, 2017May 11, 2017

“that” or “which”? Using “which” in restrictive or defining relative clauses (2/∞)

There are one or two loose ends to tie up from the previous blog on this topic, before I move on. 1.1 which or…

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