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Quangtrungvtv wrote if i have 12 hours a day to study englishGood 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 differences especially in...

Thethenothere123 wrote Grammar Geek wrote I haven t read through all the pages on this topic but has anyone commented on how NON homogeneous UK and US English is It s not like there s one British English or one American English unless you re been to broadcasting school Someone from Yorkshire and...

Hi Kooyeen Kooyeen wrote I know you won t like my answer but what s wrong That part of speech was ok My goal is to talk like that Ok not really like that but that was not non English so it was ok in the end I guess I never said it s non English I said it was non BBC English Besides all the...

Hi KooyeenThere 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 native...

Milky wrote lt Wouldn t that mean that the Indians then would have to learn Chinese and US English gt 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 English Indians have to...

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 contact...

lt lt 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 gt gt A standard dialect also known as a standardized dialect or standard...

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 prefer the...

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 I am...

Hi milky Yes I would say that a native speaker of British English for instance is a non native speaker of American English Particularly accent wise but for most this would extend to grammar and vocabulary as well However I would like to highlight that prestigious native varietes of English have...