num_pages: 248
description: A witty and informative study of the linguistic gap between American and British English discusses differences in spelling, pronunciation, and vocabulary, as well as expressions that have vastly different meanings in the two countries and the cultural idiosyncracies of American and British language. Reprint.
language: English
title: Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English
titlecomplete: Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English
genres: Linguistics, Language, Self Help, Cultural, Reference, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 149
publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt