book -- Britishism?

[Tom Zurinskas]

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The biggest Britishism I hear lately is "spot on" instead of "right on." I =
also hear the word "either" often as EYE-ther ~iether=2C when I always thou=
ght EE-ther ~eether was the majority form. Perhaps a British influence?
Tom Zurinskas=2C Conn 20 yrs=2C Tenn 3=2C NJ 33=2C now Fl 9.
See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk

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> Date: Tue=2C 9 Oct 2012 10:46:09 -0400
> From: Berson at ATT.NET
> Subject: Re: book -- Britishism?
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> Poster: "Joel S. Berson"
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> I was=2C of course=2C only being snarky. I have:
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> make or schedule an appointment (with the doctor) -- but not book or rese=
rve
> reserve a table (at the restaurant) -- but not make=2C schedule=2C or boo=
k
> schedule or book a business meeting -- but not make or reserve
> and even
> book or reserve a tennis court -- but not make or schedule
>
> Isn't English wonderful? Especially for ESL students.
>
> Joel
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> At 10/8/2012 10:26 PM=2C Wilson Gray wrote:
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> >On Mon=2C Oct 8=2C 2012 at 10:25 AM=2C Joel S. Berson wrote:
> > > That "book" is used at the particular university and for the
> > > particular games cited by Wilson and Arnold just proves it *is* a
> > > snotty Britishism.
> >
> >QED. :-)
> >
> >--
> >-Wilson
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> >to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
> >-Mark Twain
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