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British children 'turn to American English'
Quote: British children are increasingly using American English in their writing, according to a report based on entries to a BBC short story competition. Oxford University Press studied around 74,000 entries for Radio 2's 500 Words contest. Americanisms such as cupcake, garbage truck, trash can, candy, sidewalk and soda were found in many of the entries. Famous people such as Justin Bieber, Prince Willam and Radio 2's Chris Evans made repeated appearances. Children's writer Dame Jacqueline Wilson, singer Jessie J and the footballers Lionel Messi and Wayne Rooney also...
Published By: Alien UFOs - Wednesday, 30 May, 2012
