Talk:Comparison of American and British English
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"I couldn't care less"
editThe article says 'Both BrE and AmE use the expression "I couldn't care less" to mean the speaker does not care at all.'
But, we very often hear Americans using "I could care less" when they really mean "I couldn't care less". The former, which is heard often (e.g. on US TV and films) is logically incorrect, and confusing to British ears, so possibly worth mentioning?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.44.19.62 (talk • contribs) 17:51, 7 November 2011 (UTC)
American newspaper article on the topic
edit"'Peppa Pig' made US kids posh. Now some hate UK kids sounding American" It's mostly anecdotal but could be useful. Mapsax (talk) 02:23, 5 December 2025 (UTC)
Date differences in pronunciation and spelling
editWhy do British people often say (and write) either "the (day of month in ordinal form) of (name of the month) or (name of month in ordinal form) the (day of month in ordinal form)" while Americans always do the opposite (using cardinal numbers for spelling but ordinal numbers for prounciation)? --Fandelasketchup (talk) 14:59, 26 December 2025 (UTC)
Queue
edit"In the US, the equivalent terms to "queue up" and "wait in queue" are "line up" or "get in line" and "wait in line." " -- I've never, ever heard a British person say "wait in queue". "Wait in a queue", yes. "Wait in the queue", yes. "Wait in queue", no. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-66100-0 (talk) 12:56, 15 February 2026 (UTC)