[Ti] English & French word Counts [OT]

[John Griffin]

Paul Russell typed this message on 9/5/03 7:38 PM:

> It is important to note, however, that "American English" is a
> bastardised subset of the English language and Americans generally
> have a much smaller vocabulary than their English forebears.

Not just Americans but the modern English with their many variations,
Australians and Canadians as well. Each has a vocabulary that has evolved
from Anglo Saxon, Celtic, Roman, Brittany and Viking roots and has gone in
independent directions.

I imagine that is what you refer to as "English Forebears."

There is no such thing as a "Bastardized Subset" just communities finding
new and unique ways of expressing themselves over many hundreds of years.

jg