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John Rentoul
Apr 12, 2015

Oh, how we like to be snooty about the importation of Americanisms into this country's pure and perfect language.
Hell, yes. But so many were exported from here in the first place. This list was suggested by Graham Fildes, who came up with the first three.
1. Fall
Autumn was an import into English from French, automne, which did not become standard English usage until the 18th century.
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