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British English is alive and well and holding its own against its American rival, the Daily Mail reported.

New research by linguistic experts at the British Library has found that many British English speakers are refusing to use American pronunciations for everyday words such as schedule, patriot and advertisement.

It also discovered that the King's English is evolving at a faster rate than its transatlantic counterpart, meaning that in many instances it is the American speakers who are sticking to more "traditional" speech patterns. （點擊《每日郵報》查看原文）

英式英語仍被堅守

???????據(jù)英國《每日郵報》報道，英式英語依然很流行，而且在同美式英語的競爭中依然有其優(yōu)勢。

???????不列顛圖書館的語言專家們研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，許多說英式英語的人在日常說到諸如“日程表”、“愛國者”和“廣告”等用語時拒絕使用美式發(fā)音。

???????研究還發(fā)現(xiàn)，英式英語的發(fā)展進(jìn)化速度遠(yuǎn)比美式英語快得多，這說明在許多情況下美語使用者在句式、表達(dá)方面更傳統(tǒng)些。