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Re: Does Standard American English sound more like French or German?

Bluepalms — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:31:32 GMT

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 sound the same, you can certainly tell from the "heavy" French accents native French speakers when speaking English. There must be differences in the pronounciation.

Hope I could help. Cheers,
Bluepalms

Re: looking for a good book for English conversation

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:08:43 GMT

Thank you for the info.
I'm interested in the book(English vocabulary in use).
Is a CD attached to the book?

As a token of my appreciation, let me give you some tips.
I have 'Everyday American English Expressions'(NTC Publishing Group).
This includes a lot of examples of daily English, from how to order a pizza to
how to make emergency calls, from how to shop on the phone to how to request a magazine subscription etc..
With this book, you can survive in the US!
The only downside is that it doesn't provide an attached CD.
I really wish if the publisher put out a CD of the book.

Re: looking for a good book for English conversation

Kooyeen — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 20:42:17 GMT

Hi,
I too have been looking for someting like that! I don't know how many books of this kind there are, but I guess there aren't really a lot, compared to the number grammar books available. Plus, I guess if a student is interested in American English, they'll probaly find less material.
"English vocabulary in use - Basic - Intermediate - Advanced" could be useful books (Cambridge University Press). I don't know exactly what's in those books, but they'll help you learn vocabulary and common expressions. I was only able to find the British English versions (but American English is also available), so I didn't read them...

Re: How to learn a new vocab!

Jack LIU — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 15:07:56 GMT

Anonymous wrote:

First of all, I would like to introduce myself as a native born American of native born American parents. I would like to comment in regard to my observation of foreign born people and their use of English. Of those people I have known from other countries, even those who have lived in the United States for decades, I have always been able to detect some type of accent, even if it is slight. However, more commonly, the accent continues to be pronounced. The only exception is among those who moved to the United States as very young children and, for all practical purposes, are native speakers. This is true even among highly educated immigrants. There are subtle differences in pronunciation that seem to be resistant to change.

My second comment pertains to American versus British English. I find speakers of Standard British English to be just as easy to understand as speakers of Standard American English. I agree that there is so much in common and differences are not significant between these two forms of English. The differences lie primarily among the various regional dialects in both countries. For example, I find the speech of the British Prime Minister to be much easier to listen to, as well as much closer to my style of speaking, than that of Americans in various areas of the United States.

I am going to US next July. I badly need your help with my English vocabulary. Could you be my friend through MSN? I really appreciate your help.