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Yes, there are regional variations in American English. Do you know which accent is chosen by MW as the reference in the pronunciation keys. Is it General American? My problem is that, as I have mentioned before, they are indeed denoted differently in British English. The first one is a simple...

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....

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,...

To tell you the truth, I've never heard any foreigner (unless they learned English when they were very young, or had lived in an English speaking country for at least a decade, and had extensive, and personalized accent coaching) ever be able to pull off either an American or British accent....

Nona The Brit wrote: Yes they are different. Putting accent to one side, there are differences in vocabulary, spelling and grammar. Of course we can understand each other and any differences in vocab can sometimes lead to a humorous situation, but they are different. Yes ,Vocabulary sometimes...

Yes, accent aside, it's hard to imagine not understanding a British English speaker. (Some of those folks from the Scottish highlands can be a bit tough for me to make out, accent-wise, and I expect a deep Cajun accent would be hard for a Brit to make out.) Someone who didn't realize she was...

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...

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...

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 ,...

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...