American English Quotes

8 American English quotes by 8 unique authors

• Part of what makes a language 'alive' is its constant evolution. I would hate to think Britain would ever emulate France, where they actually have… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
• American English is essentially English after having been wiped off with a dirty sponge. — J.R.R. Tolkien
• All I can say in my solitude is, May Heaven's rich blessing come down on every one - American, English, Turk - who will help… — David Livingstone
• It appears that the present-day form of African American English is not the inheritance of the period of slavery, but the creation of the second… — William Labov
• I grew up watching foreign programs - American, English, Mexican, and very little Kenyan. 'The Color Purple' was the first time I saw people who… — Lupita Nyong'o
• I am sure that the two main forms of English, American English and British English, separated geographically from the beginning and severed politically since 1776,… — Robert Burchfield
• The North American intellectual tradition began, I maintain, in the encounter of British Romanticism with assertive, pragmatic North American English - the Protestant plain style… — Camille Paglia
• Catchphrases flourish in contemporary American English. — P.J. O'Rourke

Who Wrote These American English Quotes

8 authors contributed a total of 8 American English Quotes as follows:

• 1 American English Quote by William Labov
• 1 American English Quote by Robert Burchfield
• 1 American English Quote by P.J. O'Rourke
• 1 American English Quote by Lupita Nyong'o
• 1 American English Quote by Joanne Kathleen Rowling
• 1 American English Quote by J.R.R. Tolkien
• 1 American English Quote by David Livingstone
• 1 American English Quote by Camille Paglia