American-English was British-English, except that it was altered significantly by all of the various influences (immigrants/languages from other countries) that learned to speak it in America. Everyone in the UK knows how to communicate in English

Apon is a Middle English spelling of upon . Many u- prefixes were spelt a- in Middle English. However after spellings were standardised, the a- prefix largely fell out of use. The correct spelling in Modern English is upon . Although, in many

So is this the dumbing down of England or have they always been dumb, too? Dumb enough to be the ones who came up with those spellings in the first place. English spelling is no longer phonetic, although it was to the monks and scribes who wrote

Yes. Pronouncing "-ing" as "in" is an American dialectic. Authors will even show this pronunciation by using a single quote in spelling, similar to the contraction. He's goin' to the store. There are many American

I just simply can't choose one accent since I like many different dialects of English for different reasons. Received Pronunciation (contemporary one) : It's own sophistication and clearness. But what I like the most is neutralised and

I just simply can't choose one accent since I like many different dialects of English for different reasons. Received Pronunciation (contemporary one) : It's own sophistication and clearness. But what I like the most is neutralised and

Do you mean "voiced" (pronounced (z))? Yes, I believe it is. The alternate, probably more common, spelling "youse" suggests the pronunciation more clearly. In some British and Irish dialects, it's definitely voiced. In

Is the sibilant in "yous" always vocalized? I have no taped "Sopranos" shows to check. Do you mean "voiced" (pronounced (z))? Yes, I believe it is. The alternate, probably more common, spelling "youse"

I agree with Jim. You don't change a language. It's like saying let's ban earthquakes Actually, trying to change something might result in more confusion in the end, because there will probably be certain groups that don't adopt

Hwat for what is the original pronunciation and was the only form used in Middle English. In Modern English, many dialects lost the wine-whine distinction, and began pronouncing words spelled "wh" as simply "w", rather thn "hw". The original,