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Re: Is Standard English neutral in social terms? "Standard Spoken American English" is very commonly associated with news broadcasters. Generally, most people can't associate this form of American English with any particular region. Regional forms include Southern American English,...

Anonymous wrote: Well, I have encountered this problem recently. I had been learning english for few years, then I stopped attending courses or lessons, I have been learning at home and watching American TV series and movies.. so I have picked up a lot of vocabulary. So far, so good. Then I...

Hi Thorhath, it is interesting to know that 40% of the English vocabulary is from the French language, I could tell some examples: air, age, departement,... But I don't exactly know what you mean with "sound the same"? Do you mean the phonetic? If so, then I'd say, that French and English don't...

Well, I have encountered this problem recently. I had been learning english for few years, then I stopped attending courses or lessons, I have been learning at home and watching American TV series and movies.. so I have picked up a lot of vocabulary. So far, so good. Then I realised,...

Quangtrungvtv wrote: if i have 12 hours a day to study english Good, that's the only real way to learn English. Using it a lot (= most of the time). Tips: 0) You should decide what variety you want to focus on (usually either British or American English), because there are some...

and an ignorant American would look at British and pronounce practise (Br. spelling) like practize.. Highly unlikely. Americans on the other hand, have been butchering it for centuries and should not be consulted when learning this language. It is, after all, English and not American. Rubbish....

Hi Kooyeen There is nothing to forgive! I am certainly not in the least offended by your post. In fact, I enjoyed reading it tremendously! I even agree with you to some extent on some of the points you made. I am the first person to admit that my knowledge of English isn't as good as that of a...

friend, i agree with you point by point and i believe there has been some miscommunication between us. I explictly stated that the simpler word should be used instead of the more complex one. "Many of those 500,000 words would not be understood by many people. I am a firm believer in Plain...

Milky wrote: <Wouldn't that mean that the Indians then would have to learn Chinese and US English?> Depends on the competition. The Chinese and Americans now want to do business with India. Well then, you have your answer. That's precisely why Indians must learn American...

<<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 "...