A WORD IN THE HAND: SIDEWALK

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A column to satisfy your inner grammar nerd

13 January 2022 - 20:13

It used to be that South Africans leaned towards “the Queen’s English” in debates about American versus British spellings and expressions.

That has changed, perhaps due to the pervasiveness of Americanisms in popular culture and on social media. ..

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