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Separated by a Common Language: balk and baulk
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Ace Linguist: The PIN-PEN Merger
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| | Why are so many Americans rhyming "ten" and "tin"? The origin of this ubiquitous feature in American English.
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The differences between American and British English | Jeffrey Tse's Blog
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| | There is an old saying that America and Britain are "two nations divided by a common language." No one knows exactly who said this, but it reflects the way many Brits feel about American English.
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The Grammarphobia Blog: Uh-oh, it's the glottal stop
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| | English speakers have been glottalizing the letter "t" since at least the mid-19th century. The pronunciation is common today in American and British English.
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Group Blog: Don't Get Punk'd by Common Punctuation Troublemakers
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| by Fran Hodgkins If you're like most people, your reaction of punctuation questions is either to utter a polite "ugh!"...