![]() ![]() ![]() Is it pretentious for Americans to throw around words like “toffs” and “fortnight”? That’s not quite how it works, but using British words, even slang, can make Americans feel or sound more sophisticated or cosmopolitan, because they’re marking themselves as people who see or know the world beyond the U.S. ![]() points just by talking in your English accent. There’s this rumor among English people that if you go to America, you’ll be granted 15 extra I.Q. Question: Is Anglocreep a sign that some Americans still suffer from an inferiority complex?
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