In British English^x, Jokes^x

<P>2 You warm my heart with your smiling face.  (even a maddy one. - this makes no sense. Do you mean an angry/mad face. ).</P> I want to explain...even you angry, upset or happy I still love you as you are, and I like to do thinking of you ... so warm <P>4...

So anyone moving to America would be wise to learn American English - the native language. Actually, in some instances learning RP would actually be better. If you can speak with a nearly perfect RP accent, you will be perceived as being a native speaker of British English, on this side of the...

Nona The Brit wrote:No, USA natives don't learn British English and British natives don't learn American English. Only if you are an actor or you are messing about with an accent for a joke or something - and I have to say that 95% of American attempts at British accents are appalling! I'm...

No, USA natives don't learn British English and British natives don't learn American English. Only if you are an actor or you are messing about with an accent for a joke or something - and I have to say that 95% of American attempts at British accents are appalling! I'm sure the reverse is true...

FROM WORLD WIDE WORDS website: From Edward Teague: “What is the origin of the term big cheese as in ‘He’s a big cheese in the rugby world’?” There’s no shortage of expressions invoking cheese: one may be cheesed off (miserable, annoyed, fed up), or something may be cheesy (cheap,...

Dear CalifJim, Thanks for the comment. Casi and some of the friends here reminded us that of some communities that would learn the British accent easier than the American. Actually, it depends on their first language to feel more comfortable with one of these, rather than the other. For example,...