4 features of language that aren't Americanisms - a podcast by Louise Harnby (fiction editor) and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor)

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Denise and Louise chat about 4 features of written language that are often thought to be Americanisms but aren’t. 
Listen To Find Out More About:-iz- spellingsserial commas
em dasheswhich/that in restrictive relative clauses

Mentioned In The ShowLexico/Oxford: https://www.lexico.com/grammar/british-and-american-terms (‘The Differences Between British and American Terms’)https://youtu.be/Wzg-7U83rNg (Lynne Murphy on British and American English) (video)
Free PDF booklet: https://mailchi.mp/f5bf5e2e5042/verb-endings (Verbs ending in -ize, -ise, -yze and -yse)Ask Us A QuestionThe easiest way to ping us a question is via Facebook Messenger: Visit the podcast's Facebook page and click on the http://bit.ly/EditPodFB (SEND MESSAGE) button.
Denise And Louisehttps://my.captivate.fm/bit.ly/CowleEditing (Denise Cowle Editorial Services)https://my.captivate.fm/bit.ly/HarnbyEditing (Louise Harnby | Fiction Editor)
Music Credit‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (By Attribution 3.0 License).

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