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British people and spreading of their language

Restored   Monday, June 13, 2005, 12:14 GMT

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Gjones2   Monday, June 13, 2005, 12:17 GMT

>Gjones, actually, about World War 1, the American public wasn't particularly enthusiastic about entering that conflict.... I agree that choosing sides in WWI was more difficult than in WWII. The choices were neutral or Allied, though. The US wouldn't have fought against the UK. In both world wars Americans initially tried to stay out, but it was clear where most of their sympathy lay, even before the US entered the wars. Imagine, for instance, the US entering WWII and helping Hitler launch an invasion of the UK. That's scarcely imaginable. (Yet D-Day was imaginable, and did take place). >As for the literature thing, that's simply because the US and England (and much of Scotland and Wales) do share a single language.... Yes, but that can't be discounted. It does make us more closely connected culturally. >And again, while English political philosophers definitely had a significant influence here early on, that doesn't mean that the overall culture here is defined by such one bit. No, "defined" is a strong word, and I didn't use it. I do believe, though, that there has been a strong cultural and political interconnection between the United States and the UK.