- book about changes Americans had made to the English language
- wanted to defend "Americanisms" against the English
- discusses the beginnings of American variations from English, the spread of these variations, American names and slang
- according to him, American English was more colorful, vivid and creative than its British counterpart
Sunday, October 17, 2010
H.L. Mencken (1880-1956)
The American Language
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