It used to be that Brits would complain about Americanisms diluting the English language. But in fact it’s a two-way street
“Back home in the United States, I noticed writers, journalists and ordinary people starting to use British terms I had encountered. I’ll give one example that sticks in my mind because it is tied to a specific news event, and hence easily dated”.
Fonte: The Guardian
Autore: Ben Yagoda
Link: The other British invasion: how UK lingo conquered the US