Anglophile
An Anglophile is a person who is fond of English culture and England in general. Its antonym is Anglophobe.[1]
The term is often used in particular for people all over the world (in America especially in New England, New York, and elsewhere along the northern East Coast of the United States) who ostensibly base their business, political, or social practices on like of or admiration for English models.
In some cases, Anglophilia represents an individual's preference of English culture to their own; or the belief that English culture is superior, or appreciation of English history.
Anglophiles will often use the British English spellings of words, such as 'colour' instead of 'color,' 'flavour' instead of 'flavor,' and 'realise' instead of 'realize.'
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References
- Ian Buruma, Anglomania: a European Love Affair (Random House, 1999), or Voltaire's Coconuts, or Anglomania in Europe (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999) in the UK.