LETTER: England or America?

Why is it necessary to substitute the word ‘twice’ for ‘two times’, the headline for the paragraph advertising the forthcoming SADOS production.

The written and spoken English is slowly being replaced by ‘Americanisms’, such as ‘smart’ for clever, ‘can I get’ for ‘may I have’, I won’t continue – letters are limited to 300 words!

Jennifer Hemingway
Spalding

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