If I had to reply I would be brief and precise , that British English, is the back bone of every English ain the world followed by the African's, but the American English, is not in the account of this competion , Americans have spoilt english

Speaking of lazy English, I remember I decided to learn British English because I was too lazy to pronounce the 'R'

>> i am learning English at an American College for 11 years ...In 2003 summer i was in Florida, they-Americans- could not realize i am American or not... << Well, then, if you did manage to perfect your accent, then why on earth

I've never seen any Japanese who can use American accent perfectly... On the other hand,Japanese-English is cute i think... i am learning English at an American College for 11 years ...In 2003 summer i was in Florida, they-Americans- could not

Unless you get the accent down perfectly, it's unlikely that anyone will even be able to tell which dialect of English you learned. For example, Japanese speakers cannot make the vowel distinctions between General American and RP, nor can they

MrPedantic wrote: Sorry, Merve, I know it was bad of me...but it was late...I had just completed my annual tax return...(that major work of fiction)...levity inevitably ensued... ~ ~ ~ ~ But do you really want to change your accent to a

MrPedantic wrote: Oh yes, use "and stuff" all the time. Use it for "etc.", or when you can't think of anything else to say, e.g. MrP: "Well, um, you know, er, not really. Just, um, watched tv and stuff." That's interesting. I thought the

Sorry, Merve, I know it was bad of me...but it was late...I had just completed my annual tax return...(that major work of fiction)...levity inevitably ensued... ~ ~ ~ ~ But do you really want to change your accent to a British one? MrP

I am a pure idiot! well, i did something wrong, you teased me ... i went on , then you went on teasing me instead of warning... Now give me a honest advice MrP ; how can i live with this shame? and please don't tease this time...

Of course if you do decide to go back to an American dialect, just put in the word "like" in all of your sentences, and add "dude" at the end.