I don't see the point of complaining about a few new words.
After all, we could have all been speaking German.. if a few things had turned out different (as the myth goes)
However, I will agree on this: “Bespoke” is unbearably pretentious
Actually, the British speak a minority dialect of english. The snowball that is english rolled over them, and left them behind. About half our state names are American Indian words or names. Tuscaloosa? Mississippi? Kansas? Dakota? Tennessee? Ever eat squash? Like Hickory trees? All indian.
Almost every word for food in “english” came from France. The list is hundreds of common words for cuisine. Broil, braise, omlette, sautee, simmer, beef, etc etc. Eat a taco, with salsa? Throw a Lariat at the Rodeo? Spanish. Who is the honcho where you work? Japanese. etc etc,,,
It’s the height of error for someone to think that because they are called “England” that it follows they own, created, and are the final arbitors of the language called “english”. It’s like federal express deciding they are actually the government.
In the middle of it’s history, english rolled over england. Mashed in at least 3 other languages, then left them for greener pastures. England had the honor of naming their country after the people who brought the roots of english TO them. The Angles.
English started near the German/Danish borders, rolled over England. Then after successive French and Norse invasions changed drastically. About 400 years ago, that snowball rolled on from england, taking what it liked, dumping the rest, and absorbing words from the new world and spanish.
Whether they like it or not, proper english IS now the American english. This is true when viewed historically, and also in raw numbers of speakers. Sorry the snowball left the British behind, but que’ sera sera.