Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller"

Posted By: Forrest of B.org (term1-20.vta.west.net)
Date: 2/2/2001 at 11:03 p.m.

In Response To: Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller" (SiliconDream =PN=)

: IIRC American English tended to be more archaic, and to
: change slower, than British English. Colonies often
: preserve the original form of their mother country's
: language more accurately than the mother country
: itself. "Ain't," for example, was perfectly
: acceptable a few centuries ago. Britain moved away
: from it while America (or some regions of it) did not.

Except we use "ain't" wrongly nowadays, using it in place of "is not" and "are not" instead of just "am not".

Messages In This Thread

• "Leveler" versus "Leveller"
  Archer »–)ð (dial398.p.early.com) -- 2/2/2001 at 4:07 p.m.
  • Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller"
    SiliconDream =PN= (as3-1-111.HIP.Berkeley.EDU) -- 2/2/2001 at 5:15 p.m.
    • Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller"
      Archer »–)ð (dial398.p.early.com) -- 2/2/2001 at 6:13 p.m.
      • Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller"
        SiliconDream =PN= (as3-1-83.HIP.Berkeley.EDU) -- 2/2/2001 at 10:54 p.m.
        • Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller"
          Forrest of B.org (term1-20.vta.west.net) -- 2/2/2001 at 11:03 p.m.
          • Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller"
            Archer »–)ð (dial090.p.early.com) -- 2/3/2001 at 8:59 a.m.
            • Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller"
              SiliconDream =PN= (as3-2-60.HIP.Berkeley.EDU) -- 2/3/2001 at 4:17 p.m.
      • Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller"
        Martel (dialup.212-140-70-132.tesco.net) -- 2/3/2001 at 2:26 p.m.
        • Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller"
          Archer »–)ð (dial469.p.early.com) -- 2/3/2001 at 11:27 p.m.
          • Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller"
            Forrest of B.org (term1-19.vta.west.net) -- 2/4/2001 at 12:28 a.m.
          • Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller"
            Martel (dialup.62-172-87-187.tesco.net) -- 2/4/2001 at 7:53 a.m.
        • Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller"
          DingoAteMyBaby (cx814033-a.tulsa1.ok.home.com) -- 2/4/2001 at 9:44 a.m.
        • Re: "Leveler" versus "Leveller"
          David Bricker (cc559987-a.hwrd1.md.home.com) -- 2/4/2001 at 10:51 a.m.

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