Can you answer me of following &quot;American or british:What kind of english you speak?&quot;

purplealabaster

@purplealabaster (22091)

• United States

10 May 16

You might have invented it, but we took it to the next level and made it better!

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Jabo

@jaboUK (64354)

• United Kingdom

10 May 16

@purplealabaster Fighting talk!! You took it down a level

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@_anderson__ (187)

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10 May 16

Thanks for response jabo... See comment of @Dishari Roy.

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Max Crisp

@Orson_Kart (6757)

• United Kingdom

10 May 16

Like @jaboUK said - we invented the language, so you should follow our example and speak properly. The Americans have just messed around with it so they can be different. Y'all.

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Shasta

@cupkitties (7421)

• United States

10 May 16

Trying to be different may be true for those who spoke American English when it first came out. But those of us in this century are only speaking and writing the way we were taught from a very young age. It's not as if we learned "colour" in school and then later on said " You know what, dude? I'm gonna spell it "color" because I'm a rebel." Its a little late for us to go back to our "proper" British English roots now.. By the way, "Y'all" originated from Scots Irish. We just nicely butchered up the spelling cause that's our thing.

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Dishari Roy

@Dishari (687)

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10 May 16

A language cannot be entirely invented by a single group. There has to be influences of foreign languages for the language to have a better form. The British English that you use today is also no exception. In fact, it has a wider variety of accepted foreign words because the language is spread all over the world.

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@_anderson__ (187)

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10 May 16

@Dishari I agree with you.

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Bluedoll

@Bluedoll (16773)

• Canada

10 May 16

I use a combination of English, French, American English? There is mixture but one has to wonder who does speak English? The people on the island say they do but what about the Irish or even the Scottish. I know its English but I can't understand one word.

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the scottish language/slang: an education ^_^

Bluedoll

@Bluedoll (16773)

• Canada

10 May 16

@_anderson__ "what is for you won't go by you" = 3:14 minutes into the vedio..

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@_anderson__ (187)

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10 May 16

Which word you don't understand??

@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

10 May 16

I'm German. I learnt British English at school. Most teachers speak it. But it's also allowed for teachers to speak with an American accent.

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@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

10 May 16

@_anderson__ Why don't you write on your profile site where you live?

@_anderson__ (187)

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11 May 16

@MALUSE I am from India..

@_anderson__ (187)

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10 May 16

Oh nice... I am very curious to learn German and Spanish language.

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Avinash

@avi256 (8489)

• Pune, India

9 May 16

We, in India speak in neutral accent, neither American nor British.

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@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

10 May 16

Your accent isn't neutral it's Indian and can be discerned at once.

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Shasta

@cupkitties (7421)

• United States

11 May 16

indians have a very distinct accent to the ears of outsiders. It's just that you're used to it and don't notice.

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@MALUSE (69373)

• Germany

11 May 16

@cupkitties Exactly. You don't have to see a speaker. You hear if they're from Asia or Africa.

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Dishari Roy

@Dishari (687)

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9 May 16

Well, neither one! Or perhaps a mixture of both. The accent we have here is a completely different and unique one. It might be the result of people trying to get it in rhythm with their mother tongue.

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Avinash

@avi256 (8489)

• Pune, India

10 May 16

@Dishari Its amazing how in India itself, English is spoken in so many different accents.

Avinash

@avi256 (8489)

• Pune, India

9 May 16

Correct, in rhythm with Mother Tongue.

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Dishari Roy

@Dishari (687)

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10 May 16

@avi256 Yeah. I don't think anyone who originally doesn't belong to America or Britain will able to take up the American or British accent perfectly. There will always be some sort of influence of the native language. But some are really close!

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maezee

@maezee (41988)

• United States

10 May 16

Definitely I speak American English... Just because I was raised in the US. It is interesting on the rare occasions I speak with someone who speaks British English, I often do not know what a lot of their slang means. Also, the dialogue and accents are very different and sometimes i can't understand it at all. They are probably thinking the same thing about me, though.

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@_anderson__ (187)

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10 May 16

Sometimes I also don't understand accents of Britisher.

@_anderson__ (187)

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10 May 16

Sometimes I also don't understand accents of Britisher.

Ramanand

@ramanandg (72)

• Jabalpur, India

10 May 16

In India we have to learn British English. But after completing my graduation, I took to Medical Transcription and I have all the work from US Clients, so I use American, also Hollywood makes you more American than British. The best TV series and movies are from Hollywood. But I also like the typical British accent.

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hollywood

british

american

Ramanand

@ramanandg (72)

• Jabalpur, India

10 May 16

@_anderson__ exactly

@_anderson__ (187)

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10 May 16

It is very easy to learn British English than american..

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Ricki Dillane

@ricki_911 (21625)

• Toronto, Ontario

10 May 16

Canadian

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@_anderson__ (187)

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10 May 16

Ohh I am hearing the word pop(Canadian) for soda(american) first time:). Thanks for your response.

angel_smiles

@Lolaze (5093)

• St. Louis, Missouri

9 May 16

I'm in American so obviously I speak American English, but I can understand British English as I have some British friends.

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@_anderson__ (187)

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10 May 16

I am also understand British English but some words are very different.

@_anderson__ (187)

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10 May 16

I am also understand British English but some words are very different.

Sushmita Majumdar

@Blue_bubble (697)

• Raipur, India

10 May 16

In India we use British English majorly because of the influence of British Colonial Rule. But yes there has been adaption in accent. We have accent of our own and it changes all over India according to different dialects.

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Sushmita Majumdar

@Blue_bubble (697)

• Raipur, India

10 May 16

@_anderson__ More appropriately we are taught british English but due to the influence of American English we use a mix of both maybe.

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@_anderson__ (187)

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10 May 16

@Blue_bubble I think may be...

@_anderson__ (187)

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10 May 16

I think mostly Indians are using american English. It is also right there has been adaption in accent.

Sanaa Agrawal

@Sweetsona (300)

• India

10 May 16

I think its indian english.. In iphone also in language section you can opt for indian english. But its much influenced by british english, i guess

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Sanaa Agrawal

@Sweetsona (300)

• India

10 May 16

@_anderson__ thanks

@_anderson__ (187)

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10 May 16

You are right Indian English is same as american English..

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Thelma

@thelme55 (76851)

• Germany

10 May 16

I use both the American and British English languages. Sometimes, when I let my hubby read my articles before publishing them, I argued with him because he thought that I wrote some words in the wrong spelling and I said "that is correct, that's American word." Lol! He speaks in British English.

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