Of course, some words do drift over here and take legitimate root. I recall first encountering the word “twee” back in the 1980s and being unable to find it in my dictionary; now one can’t seem to get away from it here, especially in reference to a studiously adorable sort of pop music invariably including ukuleles. And we’ve found many good uses for “queue,” though patriotic Americans still don’t queue up; they get in line.
