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English learners, which English did you learn?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by RainbowGreen, Jan 13, 2016.

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Which English did you learn first?

  1. US English

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  2. Canadian English

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  3. British English

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  4. Australian English

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  5. New Zealand English

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  6. Irish English

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  7. Other

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  1. RainbowGreen

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    As a language student, I started wondering which English others have learned when they first knew about English. If it's your second, third, whatever language, which one was taught to you? Personally, my teachers told me that I could either put a ''u'' or not in color. I don't because it makes me think about the ''oo'' sound and it screws with my head xD Blame that on French being my first language. That's how we pronounce ''ou''. In general, I think I write more with the US English, though my school did tell us that the Canadian pronunciation was alright too. I just didn't like it.

    Anyway, which one did you learn first? Do you know the differences between all the different English variants? (I sure don't, especially with Australian or New Zealand English)
     
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    Hi,

    I'm from Britain and I learnt British English first, but the internet always corrects me so now I find myself using 'Z' [American English] where I should use 'S'. I think it's better with the 'Z' because that's how I say it so makes everything a whole lot easier [apart from when it comes to grades].
     
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    My first English teacher taught American English and our second British English (you have to choose at the University which one you want to study). But I prefer British English
     
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    I (think I) write British English, because that's what I learned it in school, but I talk American English.
    I have watched way too much television :lol:
     
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    I was taught American English. Specifically new York English. I like British a lot more because it sounds proper and more pleasant to deal with.
     
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    Canadian English, but a little bit of US English snuck in there :slight_smile:
     
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    Mix of both Canadian and US English here.
     
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    I learnt US English in my early childhood. But switched to a combination of UK English and Indian English after that
     
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    LOVE New Yorker English! It's so distinct much like a Bostonian accent.

    For me it's U.S. English. It's all I've ever known.
     
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    American English where the usage of the word "y'all" is second nature.
     
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    English is my first language and I grew up in the UK so I learnt British English, but I have to admit I've only ever heard of British and American English. Are there distinct differences in Irish, Australian, Indian etc. written English? Or are we talking about spoken English?

    Either way, the letter 'u' belongs in the word 'colour', and the 's' belongs in 'realise'.
     
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    From grade school to half of my college years, we, Filipinos, are taught American English (since we were once colonized by America)
     
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    ^ I'm not sure about Irish, Australian, Canadian or NZ English. But in Indian English, we use the spellings of UK English Words. But we have separate words for stuff, somethings other English Speakers might not be familiar with. Also when we speak English, sometimes we change the order of the phrases (The Subject-Object-Verb) a bit differently. Only rarely.
     
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    Most of the English that I know I learned by myself through the internet & tv, so I'm more familiar with American English. But in school I took British English classes. I remember my teachers insisting that we put the "u" in color, but I didn't like it also because I associated it with the "ou" sound in Portuguese.
     
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    I was born in the United States and English is my native language... so US English.
     
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    Ar spairk in Yarkshur english ower reet mate.
     
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    'Murica. Granted actually saying "'Murica" is a comically thick southern accent and I don't really have that, but yeah, US English. I've occasionally tried to use dialects from other areas, but when I type it into a word processing program, it squiggly lines my choices. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    Well, Canadian English is a mix of US English and British English. For the other, I couldn't know, but I'd guess there are some minor differences here and there.
     
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    I'm English, so I speak and write the only true version. :slight_smile:
     
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    UK English. After I got my computer: US English.