Divided by a Common Language

by Christopher Davies

DIVIDED BY A COMMON LANGUAGE is a comprehensive reference book about the differences between British English and American English. It covers pronunciation and spelling differences along with a comprehensive dictionary of the words which have a different meaning or are unknown in the other country. The comparison of idioms and expressions has everyone in stitches! A must for the traveler.

200 pages, Paperback

First published January 22, 1998

Reviews

[Bernie4444 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Indispensable

When I first picked up this book, I was like a kid in a candy store. All those British mysteries that I had fumbled through trying to pick meaning from context came flooding back to me Finally when Agatha Christie's Miss Blacklock became a chartered accountant, on page 119 it is the equivalent of a CPA
Next, my mind wanders as I browsed the pages and could hear Hannibal Lector saying he was going to eat my liver with some, page 32, broad beans. The book is divided into two useful subjects.
Being cautious, I was not going to let author Christopher Davies pull the wool over my eyes; so, I had an international admissions officer from the local college look at the section on British schools. I had to wrench the book back. It had passed scrutiny.
Finally, I made the mistake of showing it to my wife. Now I have to sue for custody.

[Melissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

This more of a reference book. Very good, will help people to understand English and American English idioms when they encounter them in everyday speech.

[Margaret Butler · Rating 2 out of 5]

this is pretty out of date. probably good enough in the 80s....