Can English people speak English properly? (68)
SAXONNUMBER1: Opinions on native English speaker's and the future of it's dominance globaly as the first language.
Depends where you come from I suppose.I'm British and I have a hell of a job understanding some of the broad dialects we have in this country.
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I kno notssing I fome Bahcelona......
or Finglish ....yeahhhhhhhhh
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Ziva1: I kno notssing I fome Bahcelona...... or Finglish ....yeahhhhhhhhh
Hi Ziva bit like me living in Spain and speaking Spanglish
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bestbefore: Hi Ziva bit like me living in Spain and speaking Spanglish
I'm told that the best English in the UK is spoken in Inverness in Scotland!
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bestbefore: Depends where you come from I suppose.I'm British and I have a hell of a job understanding some of the broad dialects we have in this country.
Probably the English that is considered the most proper and spoken most properly is that spoken in England by the educated upper class. Then there are many dialects within the UK and in other English speaking countries. Proper English is written English. Accents, slang and colloquialisms differ in each dialect. So, I don't think you can actually say any one group 'speaks' most properly.------ This poll is Archived ------
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bestbefore: Hi Ziva bit like me living in Spain and speaking Spanglish
yep! I hear ya.....No comprendo..
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This redneck from Mississippi can't speak any language much less the Queen's english. Y'all come back, you hear!
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yes, depending on the education of each person.
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Big_John: This redneck from Mississippi can't speak any language much less the Queen's english. Y'all come back, you hear!
You had me in fits of laughter with what you said. I like it.
Kirsten
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Not so! I was poorly educated but saw the light around 25.I went back to University and struggled for the first year.If you're determined to better your language skills,you could speak the queen's English in a very short time.Or any language you decide to learn.That's if you want to of course.However you speak has no baring on education,just on your own ability.
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SAXONNUMBER1: Opinions on native English speaker's and the future of it's dominance globaly as the first language.
Well, right now it is said that English is the language of business. So it is more prominent than spanish or chinese. I can't speak to your other references since I'm in the USA.
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SAXONNUMBER1: Not so! I was poorly educated but saw the light around 25.I went back to University and struggled for the first year.If you're determined to better your language skills,you could speak the queen's English in a very short time.Or any language you decide to learn.That's if you want to of course.However you speak has no baring on education,just on your own ability.
Well also on proximity, English in the Bronx is a bit different than in England.
Dennis
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I read a long time ago somewhere that the best spoken English in the world ís spoken by educated Dublin people.
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SAXONNUMBER1: Opinions on native English speaker's and the future of it's dominance globaly as the first language.
Whatever happens probably will take so long to happen that we'll all be dead by then, so I'm not worried about it.
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I agree, I come from the South of England my partner from the North, sometimes i haven't a clue what his talking about 
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They should speak or type properly or they would mislead me!!!
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The English language that is spoken today is much different than 100 years ago , its also made up from many other languages , our true English language died out a long time ago
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almera03: The English language that is spoken today is much different than 100 years ago , its also made up from many other languages , our true English language died out a long time ago
Language is part of culture and evolves as a culture evolves.
Sometimes I feel like some dinosaur as the language has evolved way past my understanding!
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Amenda: They should speak or type properly or they would mislead me!!!
Confuscius, he say:
'Englishman show pretty Chinese girl how speak Engrish good Chinese girl make Englishman nice cup of chai!'
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RobertC2: Language is part of culture and evolves as a culture evolves.
Sometimes I feel like some dinosaur as the language has evolved way past my understanding!
Robert at your age i would feel like a dinosaur too Sometimes I feel like some dinosaur as the language has evolved way past my understanding!
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almera03: The English language that is spoken today is much different than 100 years ago , its also made up from many other languages , our true English language died out a long time ago
It all depends on what you term as true English, our original English was Anglo Saxon but that was actually a form of old German, English as spoken today has it's roots with Latin as influenced by the rise of the roman empire in southern England.
English spoken today is really quite close to that of 100 years ago, but different to that spoken around Chaucer’s time (1400's) which was middle English.
All languages change, the influences coming from all over the world will mould and form every day.
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i love accented english i think this is proper english as it has developed and formed over 100s of years, and what is considered proper english has been forced on the population, to enusre classs warfare and domninance. That being said one needs standard english that is accent free so every one can understand people. i am from the north of england, and when i go to wolverhampton i cannot understand them some times.
bw
bw
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yeah in a sense your correct, in the 1750s english english used to sound like american english, where we use to roll our Rs (rehtoric) now we are flat speaking that is why the english accent is ver different. You could say american english is the proper form of the enligh lanuage as it was 200 years ago.
best wishes
best wishes
almera03: The English language that is spoken today is much different than 100 years ago , its also made up from many other languages , our true English language died out a long time ago
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I only speak in Merky terms....... 
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I am learning about the English language. The first time I flew to England they served high tea. I thought it was because we were flying at 38,000 feet.
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lorax888: I hate to call the kettle black but there is several grammatical mistakes in this sentence. To tell the truth i really don't care. Language has a purpose and that is simply to convey a thought or idea. misspelled or spoke wrong is only noticed by those who understood what was meant, hence the message was conveyed.
Dennis
Dennis
The problem with that sentiment is that as time goes on, so the spelling and grammar gets worse, until it will be impossible to actually convey the meaning in an understandable format.
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Mulberry4000: yeah in a sense your correct, in the 1750s english english used to sound like american english, where we use to roll our Rs (rehtoric) now we are flat speaking that is why the english accent is ver different. You could say american english is the proper form of the enligh lanuage as it was 200 years ago.
best wishes
best wishes
I would love to know where you found out that we rolled our "R's" and sounded like American English, can you post some links please, I am studying English Origins and would really like to understand this element
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