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British English is not a single dialect.
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What dialect did modern English come from?
If anything, it came from 70's 'culture shock', not from any regional British dialect.
Of the American dialects the Southern dialect is the closest to British English?
No, American English is pretty distinct from British English at this point, especially what most people think of as a Southern dialect. The closest dialect of American English to British English (I assume you mean BBC British, because British dialects get more disparate the farther down the social ladder they go) is probably something in New England very near the East Coast, or maybeupper-class coastal Southern English. The problem is that the accents have remained more similar than the dialects have.
Is the southern dialect the closest to British English of the American dialects?
No, American English is pretty distinct from British English at this point, especially what most people think of as a Southern dialect. The closest dialect of American English to British English (I assume you mean BBC British, because British dialects get more disparate the farther down the social ladder they go) is probably something in New England very near the East Coast, or maybeupper-class coastal Southern English. The problem is that the accents have remained more similar than the dialects have.
What does the british dialect lorry mean in English dialect?
Lorry is a very common word used all over Britain in every dialect. It means what Americans call a 'truck'.
Is American English easier or harder to understand than British English?
It depends on what you are accustomed to hearing. If you have grown up listening to only one dialect, any other dialect will seem strange at first, and some things about it will be hard to understand.
What dialect Modern English come from?
If anything, it came from 70's 'culture shock', not from any regional British dialect.
What dialect did modern English come from?
If anything, it came from 70's 'culture shock', not from any regional British dialect.
Is the American dialects the Southern dialect is the closest to British English?
No, American English is pretty distinct from British English at this point, especially what most people think of as a Southern dialect. The closest dialect of American English to British English (I assume you mean BBC British, because British dialects get more disparate the farther down the social ladder they go) is probably something in New England very near the East Coast, or maybeupper-class coastal Southern English. The problem is that the accents have remained more similar than the dialects have.
Of the American dialects the Southern dialect is the closest to British English?
No, American English is pretty distinct from British English at this point, especially what most people think of as a Southern dialect. The closest dialect of American English to British English (I assume you mean BBC British, because British dialects get more disparate the farther down the social ladder they go) is probably something in New England very near the East Coast, or maybeupper-class coastal Southern English. The problem is that the accents have remained more similar than the dialects have.
Is the southern dialect the closest to British English of the American dialects?
No, American English is pretty distinct from British English at this point, especially what most people think of as a Southern dialect. The closest dialect of American English to British English (I assume you mean BBC British, because British dialects get more disparate the farther down the social ladder they go) is probably something in New England very near the East Coast, or maybeupper-class coastal Southern English. The problem is that the accents have remained more similar than the dialects have.
What does the british dialect lorry mean in English dialect?
Lorry is a very common word used all over Britain in every dialect. It means what Americans call a 'truck'.
How do you say Ellen in British English?
Ellen is the same in all dialects of English. (Names do not change according to dialect).
Is American English a dialect of British English?
Not really. In conventional usages, the term "dialect" is usually reserved for variations within the Standard English varieties of the various nation-states where English is the dominant tongue--e.g., American English, Australian English, Canadian English.
How do you translate English words into American?
There's no such thing as "American." American English is a dialect of English that is more has more than 95% lexical similarity to British English.
When was English Dialect Dictionary created?
English Dialect Dictionary was created in 1898.
Is American English easier or harder to understand than British English?
It depends on what you are accustomed to hearing. If you have grown up listening to only one dialect, any other dialect will seem strange at first, and some things about it will be hard to understand.
What is the Jamaican English word for enjoy?
Jamaican English is just an English dialect. Enjoy is the same in any English dialect.
