American English, however variants of British English used by India, Australia and all the rest of the British former colonies and protectorate is the most predominate. In short the important part is to learn a variant of English and adapt the to local environment when necessary.
| flagship said: American English, however variants of British English used by India, Australia and all the rest of the British former colonies and protectorate is the most predominate. In short the important part is to learn a variant of English and adapt the to local environment when necessary. |
I don't adaptation is even necessary. A person CAN use whatever dialect of English he or she wants. None of my University professors dock marks for using/not using British grammar and spelling. Honestly, the only thing that rubs me the wrong about this topic is how Britians get high and mighty about the subject and claim that there is "proper" and "correct" English. Anyone who has taken a course in Linguistics will know that is total and utter bullshit [pardon my French].
i think american english is used more frequently
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Cypher1980 said:
1. Yes, we are influenced by your media. 2. It works both ways sunshine. 3. I cannot talk for Slovakia but English TV shows far outnumber US shows on the Free to air channels in the UK. 4. Afro American is an ethnic group not a language. |
1. Are you talking about Britian or Europe as a whole?
2. Of course it does, but the US is the entainment giant for the entire world from hollywood to music industry our popular culture has the gretaest influence.
3. I would suspect in Britian it would make sense, but apparently other poorer European countries even if they are a part of the EU have more shows from the US. Like I said just what my girlfriend said.
4. I am not always 100% serious in my posts, and yes it is alternative form of English also known as Ebonics.
| Sommernacht said: For a non-german speaker I could honestly not tell a big difference between Canadian and American accents by the way while travelling through the north-eastern part of North America (New York, Chicago, Toronto, Winnipeg). I sure can tell the difference between British English and American English though... |
You obviously did not visit the Southern portion of the US the accenct is compleatly different. Its usually looked down upon by the rest of the country and a Southern Accent is associated with ignorance and all out stupidity. It's to bad because its just a Stereotype. But if you want to hear the differance visit California than New York and finally Texas and you will hear a large difference in each region.
| numonex said: British English = Tea with the Queen old fashioned conservative English. Good spelling/grammar are expected with British English. American English = America invented their own style of English to be different to the British. Bad spelling and poor grammar is acceptable and common place in America. William Shakespeare would be turning in his grave over the American bastardisation of the English language. British English is universal English and taught through out the world except America. Americans always want to be different to Britain and form their own American identity. |
Actually, nobody actually knows for sure which language changed, people just assume American English did. Some people believe that British English did, as American English is closer to elizabethan english than british english.
chocoloco said:
You obviously did not visit the Southern portion of the US the accenct is compleatly different. Its usually looked down upon by the rest of the country and a Southern Accent is associated with ignorance and all out stupidity. It's to bad because its just a Stereotype. But if you want to hear the differance visit California than New York and finally Texas and you will hear a large difference in each region. |
| flagship said: American English, however variants of British English used by India, Australia and all the rest of the British former colonies and protectorate is the most predominate. In short the important part is to learn a variant of English and adapt the to local environment when necessary. |
Indian English is no more a variant of British English than American English is.
DaHuuuuuudge said:
Actually, nobody actually knows for sure which language changed, people just assume American English did. Some people believe that British English did, as American English is closer to elizabethan english than british english. |
Seems to be widely accepted amongst Linguists that British English changed while the American English is closer. I take the wide acceptance as being the closest to the truth. Of course, if American English is closer to the Brits' native language then what do they make of their comments that Americans ruined English? :P
Regardless, the issue here is that people are assuming that American English = bad grammar and spelling. Anyone read T.S. Eliot? Ezra Pound? Emerson? Ernest Hemingway? Faulkner? I can keep going. That's American English. In reality, the improper use of language is common amongst ALL cultures. Hell, I have a few English folk on my facebook that talk like absolute dipshits. Should I then conclude that British English is full of bad grammar and spelling?
Perpalicious said:
I don't adaptation is even necessary. A person CAN use whatever dialect of English he or she wants. None of my University professors dock marks for using/not using British grammar and spelling. Honestly, the only thing that rubs me the wrong about this topic is how Britians get high and mighty about the subject and claim that there is "proper" and "correct" English. Anyone who has taken a course in Linguistics will know that is total and utter bullshit [pardon my French]. |
I was talking about the world of business not the ivory tower.
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