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Englishuser wrote: A non-native speaker who has immersed himself or herself with highbrow literature written in a foreign language could very well have a more vivid vocabulary and a better knowledge of the grammar of the language than the average native speaker. At least as far as the 'standard...

Grammar Geek wrote:Not that this is on topic, but I'm intrigued. A posting outside a building is called a label in BrE? What is a sign?Well, GG, it's in NnsE - Non-native speaker's English! In other words, using label is a sign that you're not a native speaker. Nice you consider my English...

You know, there is no SINGLE American accent. I've heard people who sound like a squawking goose lodged in their throat who are born-and-bred American speakers, and many more people with lovely enunciation. The same with British English. Because I read so many Britich novels, I do sometimes get...

I'm a musician and I 'm pretty much sure that this word "phunk" is not used here in a bad meaning. As everybody knows Funk is a kind of music evolved from Jazz where accent is put on syncope played quite fastly. When you say "don't funk with something" it means don't play (mess) with something...

' Ow, eez ye-ooa san,is e?' 'Oh, he's your son is he?' The Shavian spelling rather over-emphasises the Cockney pronunciation, although some linguists maintain that there are only dipthongs and no "pure" vowels in Cockney. To some ears Cokney pronounced words can seem to have extra syllables, so...

Nona The Brit wrote:And teacher Brian...what do people in Scotland, Wales and Ireland speak? That is exactly the point I am making! By simply using the expression 'native speaker of English' the jod advert was not clear. One of my students had been speaking Chinese-English for many years....

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,...

I'm searching for assistance to learn several lines of a play with an authentic cockney accent. Best to have recording of a male voice - WAV or MP3 file. Otherwise phonetic text spelling, or even learn it by phone conversation. Want to get the inflections correct. Here are the lines.... Yes,...

Thank you for your answers. I often wonder how English is perceived by those who don't use it as a first language. Since I've known English all my life, I feel like I've never been able to appreciate the aesthetic qualities of the language. I've tried looking at texts written in English and...