By Grammar, Accents

Hi Marvin, I believe you have some strong opinions about Indians and Indian English. I am an Indian, and at least half a dozen Americans directly report to me at my work, and also I report to an American. In fact, none of these Americans have any difficulties in understanding my English...

Sorry to contradict you, but that is exactly what is happening in the USA today. Speakers of other Standard variants and indeed taking classes in using Standard American English. The question is, why don't Standard American English speakers, want to do the same when they plan to have long-term...

<<We don't really regard Indian-English as being a proper dialect of English, merely English spoken with an Indian accent, and grammatically influenced by the persons native tongue.Standard and non-standard dialects>> A standard dialect (also known as a standardized dialect or...

--à How To Learn English!? <---Here are some tips which may help you to master the English Language! Speak without Fear The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won't say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they...

I think that there are two issues being confused here with 'standard' English. Standard English with regards to grammar and so on, and a standard English accent. We may speak a regional (non-standard) English accent (this is what the only 12-15% figure is talking about) but most people still use...

Wow, what a lot of nonesense.Is American English simply lazy English with disregard for the fundamentals of the language, or is it a valid simplification of an overly complex and irregular language?Huh? What are you talking about? I was hoping nobody would ask, but since you did, I much...

Hi CB, Thanks for your input. I really appreciate it! Very interesting about the Danish grammar, this is helpful! About the other issue related to accents--you are absolutely right, we are all very different and some people are just not as good at learning other languages. I definitely don't...

Anonymous wrote:yo guys! i've read all your comments...and i gotta say i've lost any hope to learn english...reading or hearing how others talk kinda depresses me cos i realize that i'm very bad at it, that i can't speak at all. nobody can understand me, some people make fun of me when i speak-...

Hi Grammar Geek, You wrote: I can assess how "American" someone sounds, and I can tell a painfully wrong British one, but I can't tell the difference between "almost right" and "completely right" British. I'm not surprised. In general, it's quite difficult to tell if an accent sounds right...

Anonymous wrote: What is the method to speak fluent english? someone said the grammer is correct,but people may don't know what i want to ask?why? thanks Speaking English fluently is not just about knowing the right methods. There are many facets of English one needs to go through before...