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We are a united people, divided by a common language. English and American has developed according to the countries needs. There are as many similarities and there are differences. We claim to understand each other

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Why do Americans speak English if the British also speak English?

The English language is the language of Americans because one of the main groups of European settlers came from England. There were also large groups of French and Spanish who came, but people tend to group with others like themselves and who speak the same language. As history played out over the first couple of centuries in North America, the French and English predominated in Canada; the English predominated in the US; and the Spanish predominated in Mexico. Although there were settlers from many other places, the languages of these countries reflect the largest groups that brought these countries into existence.


Are English and Punjabi in the same language family?

No, they are not. English is a Germanic language, whereas Punjabi is from the Indo-European language family. A language family is a group of languages which were all derived from a common ancestral language.


Is Europe language the same with English?

No, English is not the same as any specific language in Europe. English is a Germanic language that originated in England and is widely spoken in many countries around the world, including Europe. However, each country in Europe has its own official language or languages that may be different from English.


Why did so many people feel that sign language was not a language?

Some people mistakingly thing that sign language is not a language because it is not spoken. For hearing people who have never studied ASL (or any other sign language), it is difficult to understand how a language based on gestures can have all the nuance of a "real" language. Many people also assume that ASL is the same thing as English, with the same structure and signs for every word, which is of course not true. In short, people think that sign language is not a language because they don't understand that it is completely different from English and can't appreciate the linguistical complexity that it incorporates.


How does language unify people?

Usually, people who speak the same language are part of the same culture and can communicate more easily with each other. However, this is not always true. For instance, British and American English are quite different, leading to misunderstandings at times, and in some countries an otherwise "unifying" national language (e.g. English in India) is regarded as a legacy of colonialism and oppression at the same time.

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Did the English and the Native Americans have the same language?

No. The English spoke English, and the Native Americans spoke various languages native to North America.


Do Australians and Americans speak the same language?

Yes, English is spoken by both Australians and Americans, though the dialects are different.


Which group of people did huck try to explain to Jim spoke a different language then americans?

French


How do you write English words into the filipino language?

They use the same letters as the Americans use. Just use a English- philipine translating dictionary


How people speak the Arabic language?

it's the same way as any other language. How people speak English or Spanish or any other language..?


Is English a dead language?

By no means is the English language dead. It must be a very hardy language, as I hear people mangle it on a daily basis. Granted, I speak American English, but it's English all the same.


Do people in New Zealand speak the same language as people in Australia?

Yes, both countries speak English as their main language.


What does prefixes kera means?

It is a language. In the same way that English is the language spoken by people in England and the USA, Kera is the language spoken by the people of Chad.


Does American and British language the same?

American English and British English share about 95-98% lexical similarity, making them the same language (much to the disappointment of some British people).


What is the same about Australia and America?

Both countries' main language is English, both are capitalistic and democratic, also they both have many native people, the Americans have their different tribes and the Australians have the Maori peoples.


What language did the people speak during the US Civil War?

They used alot of slang


What are the rights of Americans working with Mexican people who constantly speak spanish?

You have the same rights as a person working with german, french, polish, etc. language speaking people who constantly speak their language.