bambang wrote:
What are the most common words, please?
Good question Bambang. I think they might be : "Yeah", "hi"..whatever they are.
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bambang wrote:
What are the most common words, please?
I think so, too. But AmEng has its own good points and BrtEng does. We shouldn't consider which is better.IowaRocks wrote:I personally believe British English is too "flowery." American English seems to be more direct and to the point, but in the case of creative writing it is better to use flowery language, so it's important to understand both.
I am afraid that this person is incorrect. There is a remarkable difference between American and British English. The best way to understand the differences, if you believed what this person here wrote, then I suggest you rent a movie such as "SNATCH", by Guy Ritchie.danyet wrote:There is not enough difference between the way Americans and English talk to even say that they are speaking different "dialects". It is the same language with a regional accent. Just the same as Australian or New Zealand or South Africans speak.
Xkalibur wrote: I don't hear any difference between BrEng and AmEng when I'm trying understand it by watching BBC and CNN. If possible, can anybody tell what my writings looks like more, BrEn or AmEn? Or is the difference only in pronunciation?
According to my grammar book, BrEng says, for example: Have you had a dinner? AmEng says: Did you have a dinner?
danyet wrote:YOur book is wrong. You will hear both ways spoken everywhere. Most of the difference is in the overall accent, particularly the "r"s "a"s, and some minor spelling differences.Xkalibur wrote:
According to my grammar book, BrEng says, for example: Have you had a dinner? AmEng says: Did you have a dinner?
There is abit difference in accent and pronunciation of both languages, I will mention some words as a sample below:Vega wrote: I don't hear any difference between BrEng and AmEng when I'm trying understand it by watching BBC and CNN. If possible, can anybody tell what my writings looks like more, BrEn or AmEn? Or is the difference only in pronunciation?
According to my grammar book, BrEng says, for example: Have you had a dinner? AmEng says: Did you have a dinner?
I am agree with u honey.SilverFish wrote:Sometimes,I wonder why most people think American English is better. Because the original English speakers are the British.
I agree. The most important thing is to understand each other :) But I prefer British maybe because of the accent :Penglishttw wrote:I am English and I am going to say that both are equally good. They are just a little bit different. The most important thing is being clear and able to make yourself understood.