HC - "Britain and America, two countries separated by a common language"
Back in the 70's, while home on leave from Abu Dhabi, I found an article in the Washington Post about a BBC program that detailed how America had saved the English language. In a nutshell, had it not been for American slang, the British would still be speaking old English.
I posted the article on the bulletin board back in Abu Dhabi where it remained until Mr. Bristow was scheduled to visit - it suddenly disappeared.