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How do you say i how are you in British?

How are you in British? how Americans say


Do Americans have the same language as English people?

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


Does English people speaks American English?

Both English people and Americans speak English, but with differences in vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. American English has evolved separately from British English and has its own unique characteristics.


Why do Americans think us brits speak so posh?

The perception of British people speaking posh may stem from media representations of British characters, such as those in period dramas or royal figures. The British accent may also be associated with a sense of sophistication or class due to historical factors. Additionally, differences in pronunciation and vocabulary between American and British English may contribute to this perception.


Why do you use a American English if the the british English first introduce it?

Americans outnumber the British, so there are more Americans in international business. Actually, wordwide, British English is more commonly taught and used than American English. However, American expressions are penetrating all forms of English, not because there are more Americans than Englishmen, but because the Americans dominate the entertainment industry, and their forms of English are constantly heard in films and television programs and song lyrics. These forms of pop culture influence the English spoken by young people everywhere the language is spoken, including England. American and British English differ for three reasons: 1. Deliberate attempts by Americans to distinguish themselves from the English. Earlier in their history, the American felt quite insecure about themselves as compared to the world-dominating Brits. Some of them changed they way they spelled certain words so that they could feel special and different. 2. Natural divergence. Before world-wide communications, when a word was needed, every local area would come up with its own version. When a shorter version of the word "television" was required, the English came up with "telly", whereas the acronym-happy Americans came up with "TV". 3. American conservatism. Americans lag behind the rest of the world in many ways, and one of these ways is in language. Often American English retains a word which has become obsolete everywhere else. Americans tend not to notice this because they tend not to take much notice of what goes on outside their borders. This fact has the dual results of making it less likely that American language will change, and making other people adopt American expressions when talking to Americans, since Americans are unlikely to understand anything foreign.

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Who were the british colonists that spoke English?

americans


Why is English spoken in Malaysia?

so Americans can understand.


How do you say i how are you in British?

How are you in British? how Americans say


Do Americans have the same language as English people?

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


Do Americans understand well British English?

I saw an American movie about the story of two youngsters who went to England and had difficulties to understand some people. Especially the Cockney dialect spoken by some English. At a certain time of the movie one of the actors asks for subtitles...


What was the relationship between the British and the Americans?

48% of the colonists were English.


Who brought African Americans to North America?

The British (English).


Why would most help a reader understand what it was like to be an American revolutionary?

Information about how Americans had been treated by the British


Who fought in the Battle of Fallen Timbers Did the Indians Americans and British fight in this war?

i think the Indians and british did not the English/Americans is that true i just found out the Indians and Americans did ok bye


What british documents provided important model for the Americans?

The English Bill of Rights


Does English people speaks American English?

Both English people and Americans speak English, but with differences in vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. American English has evolved separately from British English and has its own unique characteristics.


American and British English differences in counting in hundreds?

There is a difference in the way that Americans and the British count hundreds. Americans say one hundred one, where the British would say one hundred and one.