| 单词 | commonwealth english |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCommonwealth English Commonwealth English n. the English language as spoken or written in the current or former member states of the Commonwealth (sense 6).Frequently used interchangeably with British English when contrasted with American English, but also used to distinguish between British English and the various forms used in current or former Commonwealth countries such as Australia, South Africa, etc. ΚΠ 1960 Times Educ. Suppl. 22 Apr. 797/1 Of the people in the world who now speak English, the 50 millions who live in these islands are but a fraction of the total number. There is American English, Commonwealth English, English of all shapes and kinds. 1985 L. W. Lanham & C. A. MacDonald Standard in South Afr. Eng. & its Social Hist. (ed. 2) i. 21 The peculiar properties of English in SA society are highlighted by a comparison with Australian English as another variety of 'Commonwealth English' of similar vintage and origin as SAE. 2010 @chrisjonz 17 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 21 Apr. 2020) I am tempted by the british spelling every time I write the words color and labor. What is your strange appeal, commonwealth english? < as lemmas |
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