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Hi, I hardly see any problem in the American english spellings. As for the understanding part, I am at ease with American English. It comes more easier to a new English learner, be it accent or spelling. Ya know???

Pieanne! is it due to american accent of that sort that the spelling changes

Hello Guest You could: 1. Find someone with good English, for e-mails and instant messaging. Keep copies of your e-mails and IMs, and check them afterwards for spelling, grammar etc in MS Word. 2. Record English language programmes off the radio and listen to them till you understand...

Sorry, this will probably be a really long post. My mission? To dispell false notions about American English First, we do NOT say "drug" as the past tense of "drag." It's dragged! There are only three kinds of Americans who would say this: Young children who have not yet mastered the...

Why did the Americans change the spelling of some words in the English language? They've replaced some S's with Z's, they leave out letters in words sometimes (colour=color). What is the purpose of this? Why couldn't they just stick to the original language, rather than butcher it and try to pass...

Dear you all, I'm wondering what's the "best" practice/spelling to refer to a c.v. : - curriculum vitae - resume - résumé (with accents) My dictionary is gives the last one for the spelling but the meaning doesn't match with the one of curriculum vitae. Thank you for your...

Yes I agree that English is a difficult language to learn and we have many rules and irregular rules at that! And yes, you will find that some Brits do not have 100% perfect formal grammar or spelling. People under 45 may have more problems than older people as there was an education...

OK I can see your point David. Cloud, it would certainly make things simpler if everyone spoke the same version of English, or if we eventually combine all forms of English into one. However, I think the diversity of different forms of English (and there are many more than just British or...

I am rahul_mcsd from Central India. Like the other fellow Indians in the site, my style of spelling is BrE, but being a technical writer for a US based organisation (organization for you pommies), I have learnt the AmE style of spelling. I can fluently speak and read english as well. My accent is...

There is definately an upstate NY accent. The vowels in the middle of some words are either changed or pronounced as dipthongs. Ill put the normal spelling of some words followed by the upstate NY pronunciation.. and then the north jersey pronunciation (where im from) which is fairly neutral...