American or English??

[nedaime]

In KSA we depend in our learning on England
because The most teachers in KSA from london

[clairebear]

Lol, it sounds weird when people call it "English English"...

[dogsbody70]

Differences between British English and American words (vocabulary)

Here are a few examples.

can you add any more?


I think the above link is quite useful.

[Suki]

American or English??

[dogsbody70]

either, if you know them.

[TalnSG]

Originally Posted by clairebear

Lol, it sounds weird when people call it "English English"...

Agreed. I usually refer to it as "British English", though that sounds a bit ood too. At least that way those who do not speak much of it tend to understand that I am differentiating between British and American versions of the same language.

[Suki]

Originally Posted by Slykaz1

If you really want to learn english.
Learn English english.
My reason.......
American english is a lazy form of English.
It's sort of like a "slang" form English to us.
Americans proper way of speaking the language died out many years ago.
English english is a much more proper language to speak than American.

So, I deeply recommend that you learn English english.

what?!

That's not true!

Lazy form of English? What does that even mean?! It's same language, different dialect. Both equally genuine.

[RobinMask]

Originally Posted by Slykaz1

If you really want to learn english.
Learn English english.
My reason.......
American english is a lazy form of English.
It's sort of like a "slang" form English to us.
Americans proper way of speaking the language died out many years ago.
English english is a much more proper language to speak than American.

So, I deeply recommend that you learn English english.

I have to state that there is no proper English. If you want to play that game then 'proper' English would have existed four-five hundred years ago, before England colonised other countries or the language entered countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and America. All those forms of English are as 'proper' as British English.

British English has changed and evolved just as much as American English 'many years ago', and yet it's still English. If your seriously going around saying 'By gum' or 'By Jove', or better yet talk to people like 'how art thou', then maybe I'll buy your story that the English so 'many years' ago is the real one that Americans 'should' still be speaking. Otherwise the truth of the matter is there is only English with various subtle differences. People may prefer one over the other, but no one will ever be better because of that.

[MMM]

I wonder if Slykaz1 has noticed his comments are getting some attention two years after the fact.

[Suki]

Originally Posted by MMM

I wonder if Slykaz1 has noticed his comments are getting some attention two years after the fact.

Hahah yeah, I just realized she wrote that in 2008. We're a tad bit late on our replies.

I agree with Robin though. There's no such thing as proper English. There isn't a better dialect than another, so I fail to see how British English is more correct than American English in any way whatsoever.