American English is more like a horrible dialect. Standard British is beautiful.
As for the pure sound of it, then I agree. British English is more beautiful. Heck, they invented it.quote:Op zaterdag 2 januari 2016 18:09 schreef Molurus het volgende:
British, definitely.
American English is more like a horrible dialect. Standard British is beautiful.
As for understanding it, I prefer the American accent.
Written: American.
When Americans speak English, they sound like foreigners, not like native speakers.
When Brits try to write English, they should be sent back to school and learn some basic grammar (you don't want to know how often I've seen "its" and "it's" mixed up by them).
American English is just a sort of, as we speak. Almost as awful as that from Down Underquote:
British, definitely.
American English is more like a horrible dialect. Standard British is beautiful.
At least Australians use British spelling.quote:Op zaterdag 2 januari 2016 19:34 schreef buzz1291 het volgende:
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American English is just a sort of, as we speak. Almost as awful as that from Down Under
And personally, I don't think it's quite as annoying as an American accent.English people define it as "a sort of" English, even those from Essex.quote:
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At least Australians use British spelling.
Best of both worldsquote:
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Maar het mooiste is toch wel het Zuid-Afrikaanse Engels
vooral als zei een zin beginnen met een Jah quote:
Op Indeedquote:
Here!!quote:
No word about New Zealand English?
What's that all aboot, eh? I'm not your guy, pal!quote:
Op And that sounds like.. Dunglish?quote:
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Reminds me of native Dutch speakers who keep writing "wordt" when they mean "word".quote:
Spoken: British.
Written: American.
When Americans speak English, they sound like foreigners, not like native speakers.
When Brits try to write English, they should be sent back to school and learn some basic grammar (you don't want to know how often I've seen "its" and "it's" mixed up by them).
He's from Hereford, most beautiful voice and accent ever.quote:
Even with an accent like southern or Boston. Sounds great, imo.
I don't really like the British English accent.
I also like the Scottish accent.
You can't call British "accent" an accent because they invented the languagequote:
American +1
Even with an accent like southern or Boston. Sounds great, imo.
I don't really like the British English accent.
I also like the Scottish accent.
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Inventedquote:
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You can't call British "accent" an accent because they invented the language
But okay, you're right.
Additional question: name a person who speaks(or sings) with your favorite accent.
For me: Norah Jones
Margaret Thatcherquote:
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Invented
But okay, you're right.
Additional question: name a person who speaks(or sings) with your favorite accent.
For me: Norah Jones
Speaking: Alan Rickmanquote:
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Invented
But okay, you're right.
Additional question: name a person who speaks(or sings) with your favorite accent.
For me: Norah Jones
Singing: David Bowie
Note: I like Xhosa but that's very offtopic.
Like Americans don't make those mistakes... there their they're...quote:
Spoken: British.
Written: American.
When Americans speak English, they sound like foreigners, not like native speakers.
When Brits try to write English, they should be sent back to school and learn some basic grammar (you don't want to know how often I've seen "its" and "it's" mixed up by them).
Looks or sounds?quote:Op maandag 4 januari 2016 12:56 schreef H.FR het volgende:
I prefer British English, but I'm afraid my accent looks more like American English.
Of course they make those mistakes as well, but my overall impression is that Americans are less sloppy with respect to spelling, grammar, and punctuation than British people.quote:
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Like Americans don't make those mistakes... there their they're...
On the internet: looks. But you are right. When I speak it, it sounds more like American English (if the choice is between American/British).quote:
You say you write American English but yet you use that horrible Oxford comma.quote:
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Of course they make those mistakes as well, but my overall impression is that Americans are less sloppy with respect to spelling, grammar, and punctuation than British people.
Nothing wrong with that. Americans use the Oxford comma more often than British people.quote:
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You say you write American English but yet you use that horrible Oxford comma.
it looks stupidquote:
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Nothing wrong with that. Americans use the Oxford comma more often than British people.
I don't think anyone does this in Dutch though, but I might be mistaken.
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I actually noticed it the other way around, I used to talk with a lot of people on a English chat and Americans just can't type correctly.quote:
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Of course they make those mistakes as well, but my overall impression is that Americans are less sloppy with respect to spelling, grammar, and punctuation than British people.
Now I'm no star in English writing myself, but it's also not my first language.
And still, my grammar is often better, and that says a lot.
But I prefer English
You can't draw conclusions about someone's grammatical skills by reading forum/chat posts. That is like saying that the average Dutch person can't spell after reading Fok!quote:
I actually noticed it the other way around, I used to talk with a lot of people on a English chat and Americans just can't type correctly.
Furthermore, correct spelling is not the same as proper grammar usage, although there could be a correlation between the two.Quote preserved for the coming generations.quote:
Now I'm no star in English writing myself, but it's also not my first language.
Why?quote:
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Quote preserved for the coming generations.
It is a Dutchism. Which makes the confession hilarious.quote:
You do realize that that was on purpose?quote:Op zaterdag 9 januari 2016 11:57 schreef hoink581 het volgende:
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It is a Dutchism. Which makes the confession hilarious.
I didn't expect you to stoop that low, snakelady! Other miscreants of ONZ or KLB perhaps, but not you.quote:
You do realize that that was on purpose?
I'm sorry I disappointed you.quote:
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I didn't expect you to stoop that low, snakelady! Other miscreants of ONZ or KLB perhaps, but not you.
At least I did it subtle.
And Scottish is a good second.
And then Flemish men speaking English..
Drooooool
I'm not your pal, buddyquote:
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What's that all aboot, eh? I'm not your guy, pal!
IIII'm noooot yoooour buddyyyy, frieeeendquote:
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IIII'm noooot yoooour buddyyyy, frieeeend
Have a look at the Molurus' video for laughs and see if you still think it sounds poshquote:
American English for sure, British sounds a little too posh to my taste. But Australian stays best ofcourse!
I like tot hear Scottish too, but it is quite hard to understandI forgot tot say, that the British humour is way beter
You are biased!quote:
I prefer Irish-English
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Color is the original Latin spelling, while colour is a French-derived spelling. In other words: the American spelling is better here.quote:
I hate Americans, so I prefer the way English is spoken in the UK. I am also avoiding to use the American spelling. Colour just looks beter with an U.
I forgot tot say, that the British humour is way beter
How can you know Dzermanquote:
Ya manquote:
Thisquote:
British, definitely.
American English is more like a horrible dialect. Standard British is beautiful.