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Dictionary Reveals Shared English Dialects Across Oceans
A new Concise Pronouncing Dictionary by J Windsor Lewis shows British and American English share a base language but differ in pronunciation. It covers words from schedule to tomato with notes on regional accents and preferred American forms marked by a dollar sign. It notes variations across England, Scotland, and Ireland, and discusses how educated speakers differ from regional speech.
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Tom Lambert
Los Angeles Times
London
Oscar Wilde
Britain
J. Windsor Lewis
Leeds University
U.S.A
Lewis
Zurich
Wilde