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particles


  • stand with US / UK (stark decrease)
  • talk with / talk to: US / UK
  • talk over / talk through: US / UK
  • talk it over / talk it through / talk it out : US / UK
  • let it out: US / UK
  • let it all out: US / UK
  • let (up/down) /let(up/down) (N.): US / UK
  • (figure/work/sort) it out: US / UK
  • still up: US 40 year rise / UK 40 year drop
  • right back (up/down) to: US / UK
  • right out / back out / all out: US / UK
  • it all down: US / UK
  • totally up: US / UK: NB: the curve for totally does not follow this pattern
  • on over to: US (5x more frequent than in UK)

get

  • get down US / UK
  • get it down US (1x 10-5) / UK (seems more prevalent in UK 1800)
  • get it done US sharp rise after 1950 / UK
  • get it back US / UK
  • get it over with US / UK (sharp rise 1900-1940)
  • get over it US / UK
  • get on/off US / UK
  • get (on/along) well: US / UK


  • get in the bus vs. get on the bus: English
  • get in the train vs. got on the train: UK
  • get (in(to) / out (of)): US / UK


  • get seen: US / UK
  • get heard: US / UK
  • get singled out: US / UK
  • (get/be) married: US 1962 / UK 1978
  • (get/be) divorced: US / UK

Causatives

  • (get him to / ask him to / have him / make him) call US (have him call)/ UK (ask him to call)
  • (get him to / ask him to / have him / make him) stop: US / UK
  • (get him to / ask him to / have him / make him) consider: US / UK
  • get (him/her/myself) going: US / UK
  • (get/have) him (fired/sacked): US / UK

particles with participle

subjunctive vs. modal

  • suggested he (should) go: US / UK

adverbs

  • afterward(s) US / UK
  • until / up to / till: UK 1905 till = until / US 1855 till = until

connectors

nevertheless,nonetheless,moreover,furthermore US / UK

fused heads

  • and/or whatnot US / UK

reflexive pronouns

  • (your / my / him / her) self | (them / our) selves: US (my rising) / UK
  • get (your/my) sel(f/ves) (1st and 2nd person): US / UK
  • get (it/his/her) self / themselves (3rd person): US / UK