British and American English: Revision history

20 June 2015

• curprev 09:0209:02, 20 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,469 bytes +20‎ →‎Vocabulary

19 June 2015

• curprev 19:1519:15, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,449 bytes +300‎ →‎-ise and -ize
• curprev 19:1119:11, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ m 57,395 bytes −2‎ →‎Vocabulary
• curprev 19:0819:08, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ m 57,397 bytes +2‎ →‎Other spellings
• curprev 19:0519:05, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ m 57,395 bytes +2‎ →‎Other spellings
• curprev 19:0319:03, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,393 bytes +140‎ →‎Other spellings: 4 -yse/-yze words
• curprev 17:2017:20, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,253 bytes +104‎ →‎-ise and -ize
• curprev 17:1417:14, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,075 bytes −103‎ →‎-ise and -ize: ??
• curprev 03:5203:52, 19 June 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 57,285 bytes +107‎ →‎Other spellings

18 June 2015

• curprev 12:0012:00, 18 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 57,178 bytes +29‎ →‎Other spellings: phony/ey

17 June 2015

• curprev 09:5409:54, 17 June 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ m 57,152 bytes +3‎ →‎Other spellings

15 June 2015

• curprev 14:0814:08, 15 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 57,149 bytes +296‎ →‎Vocabulary: snug, snuggery, snog
• curprev 05:2205:22, 15 June 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 57,018 bytes +62‎ →‎Vocabulary

14 June 2015

• curprev 22:4022:40, 14 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,956 bytes +103‎ removed a brit. word not in common usage
• curprev 13:4313:43, 14 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,986 bytes +133‎ →‎Vocabulary: not one but TWO roundabouts!
• curprev 13:3513:35, 14 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,906 bytes +30‎ →‎Vocabulary: didicoy -- this is a new one to one
• curprev 13:3213:32, 14 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,876 bytes +23‎ →‎Vocabulary: rates and local taxes

11 June 2015

• curprev 18:2418:24, 11 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,853 bytes +718‎ →‎Vocabulary: hard grafting
• curprev 17:5717:57, 11 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,812 bytes +46‎ →‎Vocabulary: tearaway -- juvenile delinquent is too strong a term, I think
• curprev 17:5317:53, 11 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,766 bytes +34‎ →‎Other spellings: artefact -- I hadn't realized there was a difference

10 June 2015

• curprev 16:0816:08, 10 June 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,732 bytes +202‎ →‎Vocabulary: added traveller (Brit. spelling)

30 May 2015

• curprev 04:4504:45, 30 May 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 56,688 bytes +96‎ →‎Lexis and idiom

27 April 2015

• curprev 05:1705:17, 27 April 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 56,592 bytes +1‎ →‎Other spellings
• curprev 05:1605:16, 27 April 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 56,591 bytes +61‎ →‎Other spellings
• curprev 05:1405:14, 27 April 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 56,530 bytes +395‎ →‎Lexis and idiom

23 April 2015

• curprev 12:4112:41, 23 April 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 56,424 bytes +64‎ →‎Other pronunciations: brosher bro-shure

21 April 2015

• curprev 15:5615:56, 21 April 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,360 bytes +225‎ →‎Vocabulary: changed lay-by defs fer 'Merkins

19 April 2015

• curprev 22:1222:12, 19 April 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,361 bytes +226‎ →‎Vocabulary: lay-by -- I think that there's another 'Merkin term, but I can't quite pull it outta my old brain at the moment

18 April 2015

• curprev 22:4222:42, 18 April 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,331 bytes +196‎ →‎Vocabulary: musketry
• curprev 22:3922:39, 18 April 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,277 bytes +142‎ →‎Vocabulary: flannel -- flattering, deceptive talk

14 April 2015

• curprev 14:5414:54, 14 April 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ m 56,237 bytes +67‎ No edit summary
• curprev 12:1512:15, 14 April 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 56,240 bytes +70‎ →‎Vocabulary: derivation of 'jobsworth'

13 April 2015

• curprev 23:1223:12, 13 April 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 56,170 bytes +35‎ jobsworth -- this was completely new to me, the guy doing the commentary on Sword of Honour used it to describe a minor character

30 March 2015

• curprev 20:2020:20, 30 March 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 56,135 bytes +905‎ →‎Lexis and idiom: use/do with

27 March 2015

• curprev 22:1722:17, 27 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,964 bytes +148‎ added bowler hat/derby
• curprev 15:4315:43, 27 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,941 bytes +125‎ →‎Vocabulary: subfusc -- don't think I've ever seen it in 'Merkin-talk

22 March 2015

• curprev 21:4021:40, 22 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,916 bytes +24‎ hoarding - billboard

21 March 2015

• curprev 22:4322:43, 21 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,892 bytes +76‎ →‎Vocabulary: to be shopped

20 March 2015

• curprev 19:3519:35, 20 March 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 55,816 bytes +586‎ →‎-age: + Beeb garridge
• curprev 13:1513:15, 20 March 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 55,795 bytes +158‎ →‎Other pronunciations

18 March 2015

• curprev 16:2516:25, 18 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,720 bytes +83‎ →‎Vocabulary: form -- criminal record

16 March 2015

• curprev 22:3122:31, 16 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,674 bytes +37‎ fly

15 March 2015

• curprev 15:0815:08, 15 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,637 bytes +407‎ →‎Vocabulary: added community train to stopping train

6 March 2015

• curprev 15:3215:32, 6 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,621 bytes +116‎ →‎Vocabulary: stopping train vs. local

5 March 2015

• curprev 20:5120:51, 5 March 2015‎ imported>Ro Thorpe‎ 55,587 bytes +82‎ →‎Other pronunciations: buoy
• curprev 10:1710:17, 5 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,517 bytes +12‎ →‎Vocabulary: moved (railway) sleeper to sleeper (railway), and added "tie" to American usage; added "shunt" to American usage of British "shunt"
• curprev 05:3905:39, 5 March 2015‎ imported>Peter Jackson‎ 55,505 bytes +275‎ →‎Vocabulary

4 March 2015

• curprev 18:3818:38, 4 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,506 bytes +217‎ →‎Vocabulary: added potty, dab hand, carriage and coach, gangway, pantechnicon, shoot

3 March 2015

• curprev 19:2719:27, 3 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,289 bytes +60‎ →‎Vocabulary: added "to tease" to "chaff"
• curprev 15:1615:16, 3 March 2015‎ imported>Hayford Peirce‎ 55,277 bytes +48‎ →‎Vocabulary: ANOTHER usage of "answer-phone", from a Michael Gilbert short story that is fairly recent (last 30 years, I would say) -- the other one was from a novel