By Speak english, Dialects

We cannot speak English as a native speaker if we don't live in an english spoken country or don't put all effort on doing that.

Hi, I had never heard of that expression, and it's just perfect! I've known some people from South Wales (Swansea and Cardiff, especially) and they really seemed to sing while speaking, because of their usage of intonation. It took me some time to get used to it, but it was not difficult...

Welsh people speak English with a distinctive lilting accent that is often described as "sing-song". The Welsh accent is not uniform across the whole of Wales though; for example, in north-east Wales the accent sounds to me quite like a Liverpool accent. I'm not an expert on...

Hello Ant 222, I wouldn't say that the answer on your question is so clearcut,that's all.What I'm saying is that grammar speed up the process of the acquisition of the language.And it is beyond doubt.One reason I often come across in discussion on this issue is that a native learner may never...

Hello Ant 222, I wouldn't say that the answer on your question is so clearcut,that's all.What I'm saying is that by using grammar you speed up the process of the acquisition of the language.And it is beyond doubt.One reason I often come across in discussion on this issue is that a native learner...

If you... Are 16-19 years old Are working hard to speak English (proper one, not the one full of dialects) Are a Harry Potter/ Daniel Radcliffe/ Rupert Grint/ Emma Watson fan Live in UK / or would love to go to UK/ Studying there Dislike those who smoke Dislike people who criticise for the sake...

Marvin A. wrote:Then I guess it is the tense-lax neutralization thing that occurs in my dialect. I honestly can't hear the difference. To me, they sound exactly identical (the vowel in beer and bit), and if I were to write it fauxnetically, I would probably write bir. I think it is because we...

Hi,I wanted to say it would probably be considered wrong because it is not a structure that is part of English, considering English as a first language.It's like the bit-beet merger (both pronounced "beet"). Is there a dialect that merge those? No, you would say. But I could tell you that's the...

<I think the difference, is that English originated in England, and some of the native speakers were exported to the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.> When were native speakers exported to the US? The US became the US at what date? <The situation in India is about the same as...

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...