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Forbes, 3 yr 304 days ago
Bramerindian?
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Tearsofjoy  +  189245 Fri, 27 Jan 06 04:48 AM

 Forbes wrote:
Bramerindian?

By far the best yet, Forbes!Star [star] What I like best about this one is that the Indian is quite prominent, as it should be! Smile [:)]

Cheers,

 - Joy-with-the-Bramerindian-accent. Wink [;)]

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Passionate_freak  +  191805 Thu, 02 Feb 06 01:37 PM

Hi buddies,

Well, it's useless to discuss about what accent should one follow because the language is ever changing and the accent too. We'd be speaking as people may understand us, and we should be speaking english as the native speakers do and following the accent depends upon one's choice...

For me, I like AE much.

Regards 

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Ville_maddengurl, 3 yr 297 days ago
 Passionate_freak wrote:

For me, I like AE much.

Cool [H]yeah PF i agree

rishonly  +  192735 Sun, 05 Feb 06 06:19 AM
 King Robin wrote:

hi everyone

Which english is right to learn. Is it American English or British English.

Post ur opinion.

King Robin

Do you mean which english is easy to learn?

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rishonly  +  192738 Sun, 05 Feb 06 06:23 AM
 Passionate_freak wrote:

Hi buddies,

Well, it's useless to discuss about what accent should one follow because the language is ever changing and the accent too. We'd be speaking as people may understand us, and we should be speaking english as the native speakers do and following the accent depends upon one's choice...

For me, I like AE much.

Regards 

Quite true, PF. As long as a speaker's accent can be understood by a listener, the accent is OK.

Thethenothere123  +  215243 Fri, 14 Apr 06 09:09 AM
I feel as though the AmE vs. BrE distinction is largely exaggerated by non-native English speakers. In reality, the language itself is 99% the same (the only real differences are pronunciation and a few minor variations in spelling); and the vast majority of the time, English speakers from different countries have no difficulty understanding each other. Consequently, I think that attempting to "learn" one instead of the other is largely a pointless excercise, as most non-native speakers are unable to closely emulate the pronunciation and speech pattern to the point that a native speaker would be able to differentiate between someone that supposedly learned AmE rather than BrE. The person speaking would simply be thought of as "a person of country/language X that is speaking English."

Like a previous poster commented, your focus should be on using proper grammar and working to improve your pronunciation rather than worrying about the minor differences in the usage of language between two countries.
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Quilan, 3 yr 224 days ago

Hi at all,

I prefer the UK-english, cause its sounds better than AE. Smile [:)]

rishonly  +  216735 Mon, 17 Apr 06 08:01 AM

Hi All,

I would say it depends upon the country where you live. If you live in America, learn AmE, and if you live in Asian or European countries, learn BrE.

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