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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.englishforums.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Cultural Anecdotes, Similarities &amp; Differences</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CulturalAnecdotesSimilarities-Differences/Forum19.htm</link><description>All topics related to cultural interaction. Please register if you wish to post here.</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3607.32596)</generator><item><title>Re: English spoken in Malta</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishSpokenInMalta/vxllr/post.htm#420740</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:46:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:420740</guid><dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishSpokenInMalta/vxllr/post.htm#420740</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments19-420740.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>So, we can say that differences just appear at pronunciation level. And have your students or you, personally, ever found any expressions, vocabulary or structures which are typical in "Maltese English"?. Thanks for your help!!</description></item><item><title>Re: English spoken in Malta</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishSpokenInMalta/vxllr/post.htm#417917</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 22:46:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:417917</guid><dc:creator>David</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishSpokenInMalta/vxllr/post.htm#417917</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments19-417917.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>English is one of the two official languages spoken in Malta. The accent is different as with the Australian American etc. Look at the different local accents in each of those.countries. I taught in England for many years and certainly found no great difference to the English spoken in Malta bar the accent which is certainly not as harsh as some found in parts of England and America.Some of my students say it is easier to understand the English spoken in Malta as they find it very difficult to understand some Americans as indeed I must admit I do.But then one could say the same of many accents.Remember the vast number who speak Britsh English all over the world.</description></item><item><title>English spoken in Malta</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishSpokenInMalta/vxllr/post.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 23:46:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:406232</guid><dc:creator>Lulú</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/EnglishSpokenInMalta/vxllr/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments19-406232.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hello, 
 I'm studying English and I'm especially interested in the linguistic situation of Malta. Can we find any linguistic differences between British English and the English spoken in Malta? If so, what kind of differences, exactly? I mean, can we find, for instance, differences in pronunciation, vocabulary or even syntax? I'd really appreciate it if someone who lives or has ever been there could give me some examples or tell me his opinion. 
 What I wonder is: we talk about British, Irish, or Australian English, but can we also talk about Maltese English? 
 Thanks in advance!</description></item></channel></rss>