American English
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of American English
An Americanism dating back to 1800–10
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Example Sentences
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As an example, SOS men in London last week pointed with pride to an American-English glossary General Lee had had printed for his men.
From Time Magazine Archive
He displayed an interesting knowledge of English, answering "yes" quite perfectly to every sort of question, and repeating the two words, which are well known the whole world over as American-English, on all conceivable occasions.
From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick
As for the second, Frol's command of American-English is at least as good as your own.
From Status Quo by Reynolds, Mack
Benjamin West, the celebrated American-English artist, died at London in Benjamin West his eighty-second year.
From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin
"I don't understand Dutch," answered the new-comer in American-English.
From The Chauffeur and the Chaperon by Anderson, Karl
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