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dogfrank | 13:22 Mon 04th Feb 2002 | Phrases & Sayings
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Who said 'the Americans and the British are two nations separated by language' or something like that?
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American writer Mark Twain first observed that America and England are "Two nations separated by a common language." Mr Twain was fond of such pithy observations, he referred to a game of golf as "A nice walk in the country, ruined."
15:14 Mon 04th Feb 2002
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It was George Bernard Shaw.
22:35 Tue 05th Feb 2002
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I second that, it was GB Shaw.
12:20 Wed 06th Feb 2002
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I thought the Shaw one was "divided by a common tongue"? Never mind. Twain would have said it if he'd thought of it....I always thought that he was quite right about the principle difference between men and dogs.
17:06 Wed 06th Feb 2002
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It was Oscar Wilde the one who said that Britain and America are two nations divided by a common language
23:24 Thu 18th Jul 2002
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"England and America are two countries divided by a common language." - this was indeed by GB Shaw. However, this quote was made later than the publication date of Oscar Wilde's "The Canterville Ghost" (1882): "We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language."
19:55 Fri 04th Oct 2002

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