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12-30-2008, 12:50 PM

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Oi guvnah, I think she be wantin' to learn the Queen's English that's for true! Right lovely tongue innit yeah? I'm quite the linguist meself I am I am.

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Ye wrang lad. I'm from Geordie-land, up north. Not one of ye cockney's from doon sooth. Reet?
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12-30-2008, 12:59 PM

I want to learn english speak in the UK but I learn american english because I study pharmacy and I'm looking for information on American pages and it's difficult
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12-30-2008, 07:44 PM

Okay, the core of the English language - whichever type you go for is the same. If your after help with English, written or spoken then give me a yell. I'm no teacher, but having been born and lived here I kind of know how things go.
And take thngs slowly. I've been trying to learn Japanese for years now and haven't really got anywhere other than picking out a few words I hear :P, so your doing better than me.

@Keaton: the joys of the Geordie language. Its like cockney-ryming slang in that anyone local fully understands it. And its better spoken than written.

@Noodle: what can I say? I'm not from the South, with those strange people who live....in....London *looks at your location*.....oh dear



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12-30-2008, 09:34 PM

edit: people got there before me


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12-30-2008, 09:36 PM

Let's keep it simple, people.
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12-30-2008, 10:21 PM

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Hikura it would help if we knew which type of English you would like to learn Queens English or American English.
Is there really so much of a difference that it has to be made an explicit choice? Especially to someone with minimal English skills.
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12-30-2008, 10:39 PM

There's not that much differance in the spoken language. But written it is. I get sick of MS-Word flagging up the UK spelling of words as incorrect.



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There's not that much differance in the spoken language. But written it is. I get sick of MS-Word flagging up the UK spelling of words as incorrect.
Yeah, you're right there. I still don't think that spelling alone merits that the two dialects be studied separately, though.
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12-31-2008, 09:57 PM

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There's not that much differance in the spoken language. But written it is. I get sick of MS-Word flagging up the UK spelling of words as incorrect.
I seriously know how you feel there, typical MS word scenario:
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12-31-2008, 11:56 PM

1. apart from the pronunciation, there really is little difference between the 2.
2. i can help you learn AMERICAN english, if that is what you so wish to call it.


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