Differences between UK English and North-American english

[Naiwen]

Apart from the accent I mean, like the spelling, etc... So, I don't know if this is true, but I think anything that ends with or like color, favor can be spelled colour and favour in the British ways right? And I sometimes can't really understand Irish and Scottish accents, because I'm not used to them. It's normal I guess. But the UK accent, I find it really beautiful and elegant.

 

[rexertea]

Re: Differences between UK English and North-American englis

Apart from the accent I mean, like the spelling, etc... So, I don't think if this is true, but I think anything that ends with or like color, favor can be spelled colour and favour in the British ways right? And I sometimes can't really understand Irish and Scottish accents, because I'm not used to them. It's normal I guess. But the UK accent, I find it really beautiful and elegant.

UK is the creator of English language, and therefore, they are very perfect, in compared to other countries.

 

[Deleted member 1609]

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UK English:
realised
colour
dreamt

U.S. English:
realized
color
dreamed

I personally think that UK English sounds and looks nicer.

 

[Justin]

Re: Differences between UK English and North-American englis

UK is the creator of English language, and therefore, they are very perfect, in compared to other countries.

Actually that's an opinion (last part)

heres a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_a ... ifferences

 

[Deleted member 1609]

Re: Differences between UK English and North-American englis

UK is the creator of English language, and therefore, they are very perfect, in compared to other countries.

Actually that's an opinion (last part)

heres a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_a ... ifferences

The British created English, though, so whatever they do is naturally going to be more correct since it's their language. The U.S. seems to have removed many things (e.g. the "Us" in words) due to laziness. 😛

 

[MissTake]

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What fascinates me more than the spelling is the ulterior words used....

Pavement = Sidewalk
Bonnet = Hood
Bottom = Fanny (this one creases me up)
Lift = Elevator
Mum = Mom
Aubergine = Eggplant
Courgette = Zuccini
Crisps = Chips
Chips = Fries
Jam = Jelly
Jelly = Jello

 

[D]

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You wont be able to understand Scottish and Irish people, Im half Scottish and I don't know what they say some of the time haha 😛

 

[Naiwen]

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Irish I'm able to understand them fairly well. It's more similar to the British accent.

 

[XcapeX]

Re: Differences between UK English and North-American englis

UK is the creator of English language, and therefore, they are very perfect, in compared to other countries.

Actually that's an opinion (last part)

heres a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_a ... ifferences

The British created English, though, so whatever they do is naturally going to be more correct since it's their language. The U.S. seems to have removed many things (e.g. the "Us" in words) due to laziness. 😛

Due to the laziness generation ago. That cannot be simply blamed upon today's Americans.

 

[MissTake]

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This is our regional dialect, like nothing you've heard and we're not Scottish or Irish :lol:
...oh and the images you see...I see every day, it all around my home town 😉

....and we don't exactly speak proper English :lol:

 

[Deleted member 1609]

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Due to the laziness generation ago. That cannot be simply blamed upon today's Americans.

I wouldn't blame it on today's Americans, but today's Americans certainly aren't doing anything to help the cause.

 

[Justin M]

Re: Differences between UK English and North-American englis

Due to the laziness generation ago. That cannot be simply blamed upon today's Americans.

I wouldn't blame it on today's Americans, but today's Americans certainly aren't doing anything to help the cause.

You think that's bad, I remember reading about a group of people who wanted to change the spelling of words to their phonetic spelling.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13716134/ns ... ell-wurdz/

:lol:

 

[The Reverend]

Re: Differences between UK English and North-American englis

I have family in every country in the UK apart from wales, most people in my family speak in a scouse accent (liverpool). Also, I am going to learn either cornish gaelic or mancs gaelic just so I feel very english 🙂