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Yes, with non-native speakers the difference is usually mere pronunciation and spelling.
A few fools think they are especially authentic when they use ain't, gonna, wanna and such forms, but in my view non-native speakers doing that are usually embarrassing.
A few fools think they are especially authentic when they use ain't, gonna, wanna and such forms, but in my view non-native speakers doing that are usually embarrassing.
How so? I am a non-native speaker and use wanna, gonna, gotcha, etc. quite often because it's just the way the people around me speak. You adapt to your surroundings. Also, I speak with the acccent of my home country, obviously, but everyone can clearly notice that I learned English by living in the United States, not Britain.
How so? I am a non-native speaker and use wanna, gonna, gotcha, etc. quite often because it's just the way the people around me speak. You adapt to your surroundings. Also, I speak with the acccent of my home country, obviously, but everyone can clearly notice that I learned English by living in the United States, not Britain.
Well, it is my opinion of non-native speakers speaking that way, 'ain't' in particular is ridiculous in my view. I have heard people use ain't who could not even pronounce the th right and still made other linguistic mistakes.
Once my friend here in Belarus asked an American (or Canadian? I forgot) professor who was working here: what kind of English should we focus on, British or American?
And the professor answered: it doesn't really matter. Anyway you will speak Belarusian English.
I think he was basically right -- we non-native speakers tend to speak neither American nor British English, but rather an international kind of it, with our own flavor.
Look there is NO such thing as American English! Its just 'English!' Apart from different accents and the odd regional 'slang' word the language is identical! People on here are saying 'I speak American English' yet EVERY word theyre using is an English word! Can somebody on here translate this post into this 'American English' I'm hearing about?
Look there is NO such thing as American English! Its just 'English!' Apart from different accents and the odd regional 'slang' word the language is identical! People on here are saying 'I speak American English' yet EVERY word theyre using is an English word! Can somebody on here translate this post into this 'American English' I'm hearing about?
I'm sorry but the phrases action replay an instant replay are still ALL English words!! In fact the same can be said of the whole damn list! Show me this 'American English' by translating my posts into 'American English' like I asked please?
More popular software is often available in a British English and an American English version, for instance Firefox I have not compared the two, yet...
I'm sorry but the phrases action replay an instant replay are still ALL English words!! In fact the same can be said of the whole damn list! Show me this 'American English' by translating my posts into 'American English' like I asked please?
No I am not! Action replay, instant replay - the words action, instant and replay are all English English! Will you 'translate my post into 'American English like I asked to prove the existence of it as a different language please?
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I have not compared the two, yet...
