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-SUBJECT INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
H.L. Mencken (1880–1956). The American Language. 1921.
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IV. American and English Today |
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1. The Two Vocabularies |
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By way of preliminary to an examination of the American of today, here is a list of terms in everyday use that differ in American and English: | | | American | English
| | ash-can | dust-bin | | ash-cart | dust-cart | | ashman | dustman | | backyard | garden | | baggage | luggage | | baggage-car | luggage-van | | ballast (railroad) | metal | | barbershop | barber’s-shop | | bath-robe | dressing-gown | | bath-tub | bath | | beet | beet-root | | bid (noun) | tender | | bill-board | hoarding | | boarder | paying-guest | | boardwalk (seaside) | promenade | | boot | high-boot | | brakeman | brakesman | | bumper (car) | buffer | | bureau | chest of drawers | | calendar (court) | cause-list | | campaign (political) | canvass | | can (noun) | tin | | candy | sweets | | cane | stick | | canned-goods | tinned-goods | | car (railroad) | carriage, van or waggon | | checkers (game) | draughts | | chicken-yard | fowl-run | | chief-clerk | head-clerk | | chief-of-police | chief-constable | | city-editor | chief-reporter | | city-ordinance | by-law | | clipping (newspaper) | cutting | | closed-season | close-season | | coal | coals | | coal-oil | paraffin |
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