[Ads-l] Quote: We are two peoples separated by a common language

Joel Berson berson at ATT.NET
Mon Apr 4 15:56:59 UTC 2016


I like the choice of illustration -- GBS using a pen to operate his tablet computer.

Joel


      From: ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at GMAIL.COM>
 To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU 
 Sent: Sunday, April 3, 2016 9:59 PM
 Subject: [ADS-L] Quote: We are two peoples separated by a common language
   
The saying in the subject line was about the British and the
Americans. The expression has been attributed to George Bernard Shaw.
There was a discussion about the saying on this mailing list way back
in February 2011. Now there is an entry on the Quote Investigator
website. Here is part of the acknowledgment:

[Begin excerpt]
Thanks also to Stephen Goranson and other discussants on the ADS
mailing list. Goranson located the valuable October 29, 1942 citation.
[End except]

Britain and America Are Two Nations Divided by a Common Language
http://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/04/03/common/

Feedback welcome,
Garson

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