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JRR Tolkien was fined 1 pound 7 shillings and 6 pence for his out of date Library books in his first year at Oxford (1912).
Photo from the Oxford Union Library papers.


Definition of

 out of date in English:

ADJECTIVE

1Old-fashioned:everything in her wardrobe must be hopelessly out of date
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1.1No longer valid or relevant:an out-of-date passport
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Line breaks: Anglo|phile
Pronunciation: /ˈaŋɡlə(ʊ)fʌɪl /

Definition of Anglophile in English:

NOUN

A person who is fond of or greatly admires England orBritain.
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ADJECTIVE

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Fond or greatly admiring England or Britain:the Anglophile General MarshallHolland certainly lives up to its reputation of being Anglophile
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Anglophilia

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NOUN

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  • In 1807 his Anglophilia suffered the shock of a morally questionable British attack on Copenhagen and the Danish fleet, undertaken to prevent a French seizure of Danish vessels.
  • If in England it rallied a demoralized citizenry, here in America it validated the Anglophilia of the educated classes and gave British imperialism a good odor.
  • One young German conservative historian I met took refuge in Anglophilia - his England, of course, being an England of the past.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Plaque to Paul Mellon, an anglophile, within St George's, Bloomsbury
An Anglophile is a person who admires England, its people, and its culture.[1] Its antonym isAnglophobe.[2] The word's roots come from the Latin Angli "the English", and Ancient Greekφίλος - philos, "friend."
The word Anglophile was first published in 1864 by Charles Dickens in All the Year Round, when he described the Revue des Deux Mondes as "an advanced and somewhat 'Anglophile' publication."[3]
Though Anglophile in the strict sense refers to an affinity for the things, people, places and culture of England, it is sometimes used to refer to an affinity for the same attributes of theBritish Isles more generally; though the rarely used word Britophile is a more accurate term.

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The James, an English-style pubin Münster, Germany, sporting the UK flag and the sign of James II

A German telephone box inBielefeld run by German Telekomwhich is an homage to traditional British design.
In some cases, the term Anglophilia represents an individual's appreciation of English history and traditional English culture (e.g. William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Samuel Johnson, Gilbert and Sullivan). Anglophilia may also be characterized by fondness for the British monarchy and system of government (e.g. Westminster system of parliament), institutions (e.g. Royal Mail), as well as nostalgia for the former British Empire and the English class system. Anglophiles may enjoy English actors, films, TV shows, radio shows, comedy, musicians, books, magazines, fashion designers, cars, traditions (e.g. British Christmas dinner) or subcultures.[4]
Anglophiles may use English spellings instead of American spellings, such as 'colour' instead of 'color', 'centre' rather than 'center', or 'traveller' rather than 'traveler'. The use of British-English expressions in casual conversation and news reportage has recently increased in the United States.[5][6][7] The trend, misunderstanding, and misuse of these expressions by Americans has become a topic of media interest in both the United States and England.[5][6][7] University of Delaware English professor Ben Yagoda claims that the use of British English has "established itself as this linguistic phenomenon that shows no sign of abating."[5][6][7] Lynne Murphy, a linguist at the University of Sussex, notes the trend is more pronounced in the Northeastern United States.[6]
Madonna is an example of an Anglophile.[8]

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  1. Jump up
    ^ "Anglophile". The American Heritage Dictionary 5th ed. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
    Jump up^ "Anglophobe". The American Heritage Dictionary 5th ed. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
    Jump up^ "All the Year Round". 1864-12-03. p. 3. Retrieved 2014-03-17.
    Jump up^ "Holiday Traditions of England "Merry Christmas". Holiday Traditions. Retrieved November 6, 2013
    ^ Jump up to:a b c Britishisms and the Britishisation of American English BBC magazine September 26, 2012
    ^ Jump up to:a b c d Separated by a common language blog by University of Sussex linguist Lynne Murphy
    ^ Jump up to:a b c Americans Are Barmy Over Britishisms New York Times October 10, 2012
    Jump up^ "'There are lots of things about England I love, but my husband isn't one of them,' says Madonna".
  2. Daily Mail. Retrieved September 2, 2012

Bibliography[edit]

  • Ian Buruma, Anglomania: a European Love Affair (Random House, 1999 in the US), or Voltaire's Coconuts, or Anglomania in Europe (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999 in the UK).
  • Michael Maurer: Anglophilia, European History Online, Mainz: Institute of European History, 2010, retrieved: June 14, 2012.
  • Elisa Tamarkin, Anglophilia: Deference, Devotion, and Antebellum America (University of Chicago Press, 2008).
    • Time magazine review of Anglomania

External links[edit]


Anglotopia - Anglophile Blog
Anglophenia - Anglophile Blog from BBC America
Smitten by Britain - Anglophile and Britophile blog
Anglophiles United - Blog and website for Anglophiles
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