“We need to bring back literacy tests. Only in standard English.”
You would FAIL it, Britons speak English, Americans don’t, they speak American.
The American language is a mixture of words from it’s many DIVERSE CULTURES, such as;
“ TEN COMMONLY USED ENGLISH WORDS OF INDIAN ORIGIN
Bungalow
Cheetah
Dacoit
Guru
Jungle
Khaki
Loot
Pundit
Pyjama
Thug
TEN COMMONLY USED ENGLISH WORDS OF ARABIAN ORIGIN
Algebra
Assassin
Harem
Mattress
Safari
Sofa
Sultan
Sherbet
Tariff
Zero
TEN COMMONLY USED ENGLISH WORDS OF CHINESE ORIGIN
Chi
Chow
Feng Shui
Gung Ho
Ketchup
Kung Fu
Lychee
Silk
Tea
Tofu
TEN COMMONLY USED ENGLISH WORDS OF AFRICAN ORIGIN
Banana
Chimpanzee
Cola
Dengue
Jamboree
Jumbo
Mumbo Jumbo
Voodoo
Zebra
Zombie
TEN COMMONLY USED ENGLISH WORDS OF SPANISH ORIGIN
Adios
Cigar
Guerrilla
Hurricane
Lolita
Macho
Platinum
Ranch
Siesta
Vanilla
TEN COMMONLY USED ENGLISH WORDS OF ITALIAN ORIGIN
Artisan
Balcony
Cartoon
Dome
Gallery
Graffiti
Medal
Replica
Saloon
Villa
TEN COMMONLY USED ENGLISH WORDS OF GERMAN ORIGIN
Blitz
Frankfurter
Hamburger
Kaput
Kitsch
Kindergarten
Lager
Pilsner
Wanderlust
Zeitgeist
TEN COMMONLY USED ENGLISH WORDS OF DUTCH ORIGIN
Booze
Cookie
Cruise
Decoy
Excise
Iceberg
Measles
Smuggler
Yacht
Yankee
TEN COMMONLY USED ENGLISH WORDS OF PORTUGESE ORIGIN
Breeze
Cashew
Cobra
Coconut
Commando
Mosquito
Potato
Samba
Tank
Teak”