No, it appears Shirer was American--at least according to the Columbia
Encyclopedia. G.
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Guido,
Wasn't the author British?
If he was, this would probably go a long way towards explaining the
difference in usage as well.
Dave
At 08:53 AM 1/14/2008, you wrote:
Hi Anne, I did not realize there has been such a significant
language drift since the late 50s--which is when the book was
written. . . very amusing indeed! G.
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