No, we are not in the studio celebrating and drinking. Cheers is one of those words that have an entirely different meaning depending on which side of the Atlantic you are on. Or at least they used to have a different meaning…
We are back with some more British vocabulary that is “infiltrating” American English these days. And cheers can be much more than just a toast!
Britishisms
A blog on \"infiltrating\" British words.
Britishisms and the Britishisation of American English
Read a BBC News article about the topic of British English influencing the American variant.

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Folge vom 16.07.201367. Cheers, folks!
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Folge vom 16.03.201366. Back and forth across the oceanCould James Bond be played by an American actor? Are there any red-haired Brits? Pecularities of the American and British variety of English are not as hard and fast as one generally assumes. In this episode we start reflecting on how American and British English are influencing one another – in the media and otherwise. How to speak American with the Harry Potter cast This also works the other way around. Watch how Daniel Radcliffe and his wizard friends try themselves at \"speaking American\".
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Folge vom 24.12.2012X08 - Merry Christmas! (Christmas Special 2012)A very short podcast on Christmas Eve to wish all our listeners a Merry Christmas and send you a little puzzling present. Roger\'s Cryptic Christmas Crossword Roger compiled a cryptic crossword as a present to all you puzzling fans out there. Stay tuned for the solution that we\'ll publish along with our next episode.
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Folge vom 15.12.201265. Hoisting the StandardNo, we are not talking about flying flags today. After a question in class, Peter asks Roger why many people still consider British English the only proper standard, despite the fact that there are a lot more American speakers of English. Noah Webster A Wikipedia article about the \"father\" of American English Merriam-Webster The online dictionary in succession to Webster\'s original product John Witherspoon If you are familiar with actress Reese Witherspoon, read up on her ancestor here, who is mentioned in this episode and played an important role in the history of American English and also for the States themselves.