By British English, Vocabulary

I tend to disagree. Whether it’s British English or American, I think the phrase “fast food” has been coined since the 60’s when McDonald opened the first restaurant and accepted over time by countries, English speaking or otherwise as a daily word in their vocabulary. But that’s not the main...

Hello Mike in Japan- Arguments claiming American English to be a “dumbed down” or “lazy” version of British English are based on the erroneous premise that American English is a perversion of British English. Any real linguist will tell you that modern British and modern American English BOTH...

Hi again, So, Australian and New Zealand English may be considered variants of British English? Seems reasonable to me. I'm not sure how much difference there is between the two. Can you give me a reason why "dialect" might be inappropriate? A dialect refers more to regional speech that is a...

HaffiezMike wrote: I recently wrote an article on Wikipedia about Malaysian English but I'm not sure if all are 100% grammatically correct can someone check for me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_English or here : Malaysian English From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to:...

I recently wrote an article on Wikipedia about Malaysian English but I'm not sure if all are 100% grammatically correct can someone check for me? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_English or here : Malaysian English From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation,...

Anonymous wrote: First of all, I would like to introduce myself as a native born American of native born American parents. I would like to comment in regard to my observation of foreign born people and their use of English. Of those people I have known from other countries, even those who...

I repeat what I said elswhere: The notion that there is something such as the purity of a language (English or any other) that can be preserved is entirely misconceived. Let's go back roughly 1500 years to when Germanic tribes started to settle in Britain. They are believed to have come from...

It always intrigues me that the waves of invasion that have contributed to the English language - Latin, Nordic, Saxon, French - are considered to have "enriched" the language, whereas American is thought of as an unwelcome "invader", which could potentially cause the language to "disintegrate"...

I'm Egyptian and very interested in English I'm only 16 years and aim to speak English better than Americans. A very praiseworthy aim! However, you should remember that all native speakers of English speak it perfectly and you cannot improve on perfection. I expect you mean that you are looking...

Hi Appuu! Welcome to Englishforums! A good way to increase your vocabulary is to read a lot. If you have studied English at school level, then you can start off by reading the newspapers everyday. Always keep a dictionary handy so that you can look up meanings and even check out the...