Gobsmacked!: The British Invasion of American English

A spot-on guide to how and why Americans have become so bloody keen on Britishisms—for good or ill

The British love to complain that words and phrases imported from America—from French fries to Awesome, man!—are destroying the English language. But what about the influence going the other way? Britishisms have been making their way into the American lexicon for more than 150 years, but the process has accelerated since the turn of the twenty-first century. From acclaimed writer and language ...