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ZennoSaji
Joined: 02 Feb 2010
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Location: Mito, Ibaraki
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Isn't American English just British English with American slang?  |
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nightsintodreams
Joined: 18 May 2010
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nightsintodreams wrote:
British English
India 125,226,449
Pakistan 88,690,000
Nigeria 79,000,000
England 59,600,000
Scotland
Whales
Northern Island
Bangladesh 29,398,158
Egypt 28,101,325
France 23,000,000
Australia 17,357,833 (Meh Ok maybe they might call it Australian English, but lets be honest it�s basically British English with a bit of Australian slang)
The Netherlands 14,000,000
Poland 11,000,000
South Africa 13,673,203
Spain 12,500,000
Didn't know "Whales" spoke British English but maybe they should learn Japanese or Norwegian so they could say "please don't slaughter me for scientific purposes/dinner".................... Wink |
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Sashadroogie
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Posts: 11061
Location: Moskva, The Workers' Paradise
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2012 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| ZennoSaji wrote: |
| Isn't American English just British English with American slang? |
Might be true if Am English incorporated all slang from English English. It doesn't.  |
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