Here is a list of terms/phrases that come up in my British philosophy text, A Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind, Readings with Commentary by Peter A. Morton—they’ve yet to cease grabbing my attention and affections and holding on tight. I find these lovely alternatives to lowly American English nothing short of adorable and when I come across them, the words stay stuck in my head for the remainder of the day. And that’s okay with me.
A list:
- defence
- sleight of hand
- analyse
- judgement
- fibre
- learnt
- manoeuvre
Henry Higgins was onto something when he said as basically an aside in the song “Why Can’t the English?” , “Well in America, they haven’t been speaking it [English] for years.” I sincerely apologise then, Henry, for contributing to the demise of the English language by speaking it, in this dreadful midwestern American way my whole life.
