And by the way, Americans also DO periodically use the word “trousers”. E.g. ga('create', 'UA-31379-3',{cookieDomain:'dictionary.cambridge.org',siteSpeedSampleRate: 10});

Can you imagine what a pain it is/would be, to write a document for a class (I am an ESOL teacher) and ‘teach’ the US dictionary all the correct spellings each time! Any ideas? googletag.cmd.push(function() { iasLog("__tcfapi removeEventListener", success); No wonder the students sometimes don’t know what’s right! 'buckets': [{ userIds: [{ For example, I think the -ize endings fit better than the -ise ones, and most of the “re” endings are better off as “er”. Diana. name: "pubCommonId", "authorizationFallbackResponse": { ", i.e. expires: 365 “Among” vs. “Amongst”? {code: 'ad_leftslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_leftslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/leftslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[120, 600], [160, 600]] } }, dfpSlots['topslot_a'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/topslot', [], 'ad_topslot_a').defineSizeMapping(mapping_topslot_a).setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'top').setTargeting('hp', 'center').setTargeting('ad_group', Adomik.randomAdGroup()).addService(googletag.pubads()); We used them in different ways to make subtly different points. Companies such as Infosys, Wipro, Accenture, Zensar Technologies, among others, have embarked on a massive upskilling drive to make sure their workforce in India is ready for the next-level jobs.

{ bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}]; Having read some of the postings above (which I hadn’t before) I have to add that I also would edit ‘amongst’ back in, if it was edited out. I would use a comma. Just because we are living in “The Colonies” and established our political independence, does not mean we are not speaking English. As for going to the cinema to watch films – I watch science fiction only, (fantasy at a pinch), because frankly, I find everything else boring – but that’s just my personal preference…

Many non-Americans, myself included, are not suggesting AmE is inferior but just that it’s not ours. { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_topslot' }}, As with most mainly British words, ‘amongst’ suits situations that require finesse. So, a curse on Microsoft, I use OpenOffice and it lets me do that, but every new document I have to ‘teach it’ to use – as I do, purely as my strike against American cultural hegemony, UK English.

This preview shows page 68 - 71 out of 144 pages. If I want to use an American spelling than I’ll do so.

Non-British English speakers outnumber British English speakers 5 to 1. Honestly, I don’t know about the references to dialect, but for me (an American) I don’t feel distinctions between British English and American English are helpful in this discussion. … (www.nytimes.com), ETHICAL CONUNDRUMS: If all the world’s wealth were divided equally amongst its population, how much would everyone receive?

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@ Garrison who said “Like it or not “American English” is what the rest of the world is learning as their second language.” },{ Among, amongst, the two words has no difference, any one that comes first, but i prefere to use “amongst” it sounds sweateable. Who is vickyace? type: "cookie",

{ bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195467', size: [300, 50] }}, It is already stated that the OED says “…when so used, generally implying dispersion, intermixture, or shifting position.” So there IS a difference.

While they are generally interchangeable, it simply isn’t true to call one obsolete or archaic and the other modern and correct. I still use amongst and whilst, and just got asked by my Italian student of English, why and what’s the difference?

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I’m sure Jerry Clower did not have that in mind when he said “Well just shoot up here amongst us ’cause one of us has gots to have some relief”.

The difference is exactly the same: none, but British occasionally use “whilst” whilst Americans use “while” exclusively. Yay! { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654157' }},

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I am in love with the English language–in all its variations.

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