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=== Dominance of Anglo-/British English === Britishisms (terms unique to British English) have entered American English over the centuries and continuing to this day, despite the modern global predominance of American English.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Yagoda |first=Ben |date=2024-09-26 |title=The other British invasion: how UK lingo conquered the US |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/sep/26/other-british-invasion-how-uk-language-conquered-the-us |access-date=2024-12-20 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Globalisation and the increasing role of British journalists are cited as factors for this in the present day.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-09-26 |title=Britishisms and the Britishisation of American English |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-19670686 |access-date=2024-12-20 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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