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Agreed. Many of us who do speak English as a first language ( or are very fluent in it) are definitely closer to RP but for those who pick it up TV etc have a
by bbgm 16y ago
Agreed. Many of us who do speak English as a first language ( or are very fluent in it) are definitely closer to RP but for those who pick it up TV etc have a huge influence and that is getting more American
- Scriptor 16y agoIt's interesting how South Asian English uses many British words as well (such as "dustbin" instead of the American "trashcan"). I was young enough to relearn the American words when I moved to the US. However, it's still the British words that I use when English occasionally pops up in my native language.
- andrewf 16y agoAustralians tend to use a funny mishmash. Cars have boots (not the American trunks), but they're smaller than trucks (not the British lorries).