Do YOU speak BRITISH or AMERICAN English? 🇬🇧🇺🇸
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2023
- Do YOU speak BRITISH or AMERICAN English? 🇬🇧🇺🇸
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🇬🇧 Welcome back to Instant English!
Today, I have something extra special in store for you. I've teamed up with the amazing American English teacher, Camille, to explore the fascinating differences between British and American English.
🇬🇧 In this video, we'll dive deep into various aspects of English, comparing vocabulary, pronunciation, stress patterns, and even grammar. It's going to be an eye-opening journey through the intricacies of the English language. Whether you're learning English as a second language or just curious about the nuances between British and American English, this video is for you!
📋 Here are some of the key topics we'll cover:
🇺🇸🇬🇧 Vocabulary Differences:
Are you team "biscuit" or "cookie"?
Elevator vs. Lift
Apartment vs. Flat
and more!
🗣️ Pronunciation and Stress:
Discover the differences in how we say words like "Adult" or "Internet"
Learn about the distinct stress patterns in British and American English and how they impact your speaking and listening skills.
✍️ Grammar Variations:
Are there differences in grammar between British and American English? We'll tackle this question head-on.
Dive into topics like collective nouns, prepositions, and verb conjugations that might surprise you.
🌎 Whether you're preparing for a trip to the UK or the USA, looking to enhance your English fluency, or just interested in language differences, this video will be your ultimate guide. Camille and I will provide plenty of examples and practical tips to help you navigate the exciting world of British and American English.
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🇬🇧 Thanks for watching, and remember, no matter which version of English you're learning, the journey to fluency is a rewarding one. Cheers! 🇺🇸
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When Speaking English I mostly speak and use the American words with the exceptions of Lift for Elevator and Holliday for Vacation. The one British word that confuses me the most is the word Lorry for Truck? As an American with German Family overseas in the EU I left to visit them in Deutschland and then we all went on Holliday to the UK afterwards and we heard people talking about a delivery Lorry. I translated this as a lady named Laural/Laurie(a common way to say the name Laural in America) was making a delivery to someone with great confusion on my part to my German Aunt and Uncle who do not speak English.
Me is tlaking sco'ish, yer bloody sassanach!
I speak American English!
I’m from Russia, and teachers usually teach us British English. But I realised that I know some American versions of words too)) Thanks for your video🩷 Very interesting and useful!
As a brit currently staying in Russia, hi!
@@watermelonZESTY hi! 😊
@@mwfrls thanks for the reply :]
If you'd like some help in English or just ask some questions, I'm more than happy to do so!
@@watermelonZESTY I’m always curious to learn about people with another culture)) Are there many differences between our countries? And, if it’s not difficult for you, could you advise me how I can improve my “speaking” skills, please? Maybe there are some things I should know :)
Lots of love! Thanks for your answers🫶🏻
Me too. It's so common for people (who really put some effort in English at schools) to change the accent and the vocabulary to more like American because of the mass culture. My English is so mixed up right now because of this 😅
But the British English will always be in my heart ❤
As an Indian I speak a mixture of both British and American English. Sometimes words that are in neither of them 😅.Like Brinjal meaning Eggplant/Aubergine. English is of several kinds not just 2. ❤
As british...I love your tea. Yummy!!!!
Glugluglu
Me too. I from Russia and I mix British and American English.
Same here.
I think the accent is not so important as long as we can communicate and understand each other 😊
I speak both american and british. Anyone else?
Me! 😂😂😂
Then you speak Australian...
Me too. I can speak both British and American English. But I love British English. 🇬🇧
U R lucky 😉
I really wish I could speak both of them perfectly .. especially American Energy accent
English mixed with German:Dutch
I'm Belarusian and I was always taught British English, but I always liked and use American English 🇺🇸
Arrrrrrrr!!!!
They always forget Australian. I'd love to see the differences between Australian, American and British English
As a Brit who has lived in Australia for a long time, the standard accents share a lot of similarities and vocabulary/spelling is almost identical. In Australia there are some unique slang words, and we tend to soften 't' sounds and shorten some words. But thats about it.
@@Mattmerrison Yeah, for the most part, but there are some sounds that are more Australian like pronouncing "day" as "die". Since Australia is more or less a mix of them two, I think it's important to notice the differences to show when it's like British and when it's like American
Right, however british and american english are the basic ones for everyone so they just put them
@@Mattmerrison there's also Aboriginal English too though
I guess it's easier to just have two though since there's so many countries that have their own variations of English.
I confidently said "trash" at 2:57
We would like to say it as like "Dust" or "Dust Bin"
lmao same, i said something like "trash bin"
Haha, same.
Same
Yeah people say trash can way more commonly than garbage
I'm a Turk and I think it's really nice to have such differences. Because richness and diversity are beautiful. I think it can be said either way, that's great.. ❤❤ Love from Turkey...
The people who said Trash be like:
Fr
+😂
Broooo
I said trash can or garbage :^
😂😂😂😂 grave
Im from Poland. We teach in school british english, but american culture have big influence. So in the end many people, young people speak mix of american and british english. Also the same case when we pronuonce, some people more use british, and many people use american pronuonce. I more use american pronuonce, i think. So this is interesting situation 😄
Same in Lithuania
Same in Italy
Ja dostałem małej schizy, bo spodnie to rzecz jasna "trousers", a latarka "torch", ale ciężąrówka, to dla mnie "truck".
@@fox570808 dokładnie . Jakieś lorry hyh 🙈
Ja tam sie nie pierdole i mówie z polskim akcentem. Tak jak ruskie
I'm from Italy, I've been working hard to improve my English through the years, I believe I ended up with a funny mixture of both British and American, plus a lot of mistakes and some slang😂
Me too😂😂
anch'io 😅😅
That's make sense
Same! I’m Spanish by the way
Stessa cosa ahahah
I am European, English is not my first language, I was taught British English at school, but now I realize how many US words and especially US pronunciations I use! The US influence is impressive!
I speak Australian 🇦🇺(kind of both, we use British spelling and our speech is much more British heavy)
Here’s how I’d pronounce them:
1. Chips
2. Chips
3. Bin (rubbish)
4. Holiday
5. Truck
6. Biscuit (the same as the British, cookies are different)
7. Torch
8. Pram
9. Dummy
10. Pants
11. Lift
Pronunciation:
1. R (British)
2. T (American, yes, butter is pronounced budda)
3. Stress (closer to American)
Grammar:
Closer to American, bit of both
i'm yankee but a friend of mine lived in oz 2 1/2 years just came back last year. he said some younger ppl. in oz are starting to sound american not just the words but the accent itself he said it really surprised him he never expected it (to us australian accents sound very english). is that true?
I'm from Mexico, in Mexico when teachers teach us English language, they teach us American English, but personally I love British English. ❤❤❤❤
You are neighbours after all 😊
@@InstantEnglishUK😅
I am from Germany and it’s the complete difference here. Most of them are talking in a really bad accent but they try speaking British. I personally hate it and I think the American British is easier and most of the time I like the American Vocabs better
Мне американский нравится больше
@@blm874 Речь многих американских женщин, по мне, неприятна. Почему-то тот же самый американский у мужчин выглядит гораздо привлекательней.
I'm from Poland but I use British English. I was always taught an american pronounciation in school but when I found out about accents, I decided that British accent is much more pleasant to the ear and just sounds more gentle, noble in a way.
Zgadzam się z szanownym panem we wszystkim.
Zacofana wersja, ale co kto lubi.
Yes American English is just a bastardisation of real English
Brytyjski brzmi bardziej snobistycznie. Co więcej, od czasów kolonialnych to brytyjski angielski przeszedł więcej zmian niż amerykański angielski, co oznacza, że amerykański angielski jest bardziej konserwatywny i bliżej mu do korzeni.
Ja osobiście nie lubię brytyjskich akcentów (bo jest ich naprawdę sporo). Amerykański angielski brzmi dla mnie o wiele bardziej "normalnie" i zrozumiale.
I just choose the one that corresponds to the most used one, that's an obvious choice for me but not for everyone of course.
I said trash can 😶
Me too 😂
me too
I said trash bin💀
@@nadinemansour6920me too
I said dust bin😶🌫️
Canadian here! The prevalence of both the American and British spellings in Canadian English mean I have no clue which way to spell gray/grey and it’s tearing this family apart
Same here
In U.K. it’s Grey
I always kept them apart by e for England and a for American
Me being Canadian but still saying things differently
Same... I just use either one
UK seems to produce more educational material for English learners, but because of US culture industry people tend to speak more like American. At least that's my case and of many people I've met.
Facts
Write in British and speak in American, with a mother tongue accent
100% correct, according to my observations too.
I'm from Russia, and I use both British and American English. I'm not sure if it's okay to mix them (I actually think that it's not), but it's a little bit hard to stick to only one of the versions. Thanks for the video!
It’s absolutely fine to mix. Everyone will know what you mean 😊. We often mix and match ourselves. If you lived in one of the other other it wouldn’t take long to know which words to use for the people you see everyday. Otherwise they are all quite transferable.
I'm American and use a mix.
There are also the ‘tendency’ words, where a word is used in both versions of the language, but one version is used more frequently. For example, the words ill and sick. Sick is used more frequently in America, ill in Britain, but both are commonly known and used in both places. Or the word Autumn, used in both countries, but exclusively in the UK, whereas America also and more frequently uses the word Fall.
@@alexrafe2590 Throughout 30 years of living in the USA, I have never heard the word Autumn but only Fall.
While you can mingle pronunciation, the spelling strictly depends on the version of the choice.
As an Indian now I'm realizing that I've learned mixture of British ,American and Indian english 😅😅😅😅
Same
I was born and raised in New York City. Moved to a Caribbean island where they speak Spanish and wasn't practicing to speak America English. During COVID-19 pandemic, I decided to resume my English language again. I" m watching many English channels on RUclips and have learned British words like boot=trunk, lorry= truck,bonnet =car hood,etc and their accents. It's very nice to hear both British and American English accents . I love both of them but use American English.
I'm from Belarus and got British English in school, but now I watch many american videos, films and series. So now I speak some mixed version. Pronounce mostly like British, but using American words
The same. I'm from here.And I think we learn mostly British than American but we learn sometimes American words comparing to British also.
And what kind of accent is that?
@@tableronCanadian hahhaha
Have you suffered under the dictatorship? I wish you good luck if you have relatives in Belarus. 💪
Same here as a Romanian
Them : Vacation, Holiday
Meanwhile me who said "beach" at 3:53
Same here mate xD
I said "sun chair"😭
@@tova1412🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
SAME
from london, england. i took this video as a challenge to see if I knew all the American alternatives to what is usually used in my everyday life an by those around me, quite glad I didn't miss any.
The stress in the word "participle" is also different.
I've always pronounced it in the American version, and I thought that was the only one. Had to look it up.
Thanks and greetings from Argentina!
Indians are taught British English but Friends taught us American. Now we speak Brican 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Ps -F.R.I.E.N.D.S.
True. Friends, TBBT, Suits and then DC Marvel movies.. I speak American 😅
I have friends from France, India and Turkey...so we speak Brican too 😂😂😂
Same in Russia. Educational programs are all based on British English, but as soon as we start watching original series, RUclips and other materials which are often American, we start speak Brican 😂
Xd
Same here in HK lol
I speak Canadian, and it is a weird mix of American and British depending on multiple factors (including pronouncation and spelling).
Super! Never heard anything even closely as comprehensive as this one! Thank)
I am French and we are taught British English at school.
But being married to an American, I even don't remember British English words anymore. I find American English pronunciation much easier even if this is totally biased !
Coming from Michigan, Camille overlooked what would be a much more common thing referred to as a biscuit than a dog biscuit, and that is the breakfast bread often eaten in the South and increasingly across the country. It’s the American cousin of Britain’s scone. Unlike American biscuits, scones (aside from cheese scones) are usually eaten with jam or honey. American biscuits can be eaten that way too, but they are also eaten with a savoury gravy, or to make a breakfast sandwich with sausage and egg, or bacon and egg.
😊yep. Also from Michigan and dog biscuit is not at all what I would think of. But then I wouldn't say truck for that semi either. Truck would be used more for a pickup.
@@kellyalvarado6533 I am from the south and grew up saying tractor/ trailer for a semi truck.
@@gingercake0907
Agree, tractor trailor is another common description. But would you think of that if someone said "I have a truck"?
As soon i heard biscuit, i immediately thought of the dry biscuits at KFC 😂
So I find out that I use both American and British. This video makes it more harder to to decide whether learning American or British now😂😂, because my pronounciation surely is the American one but the Grammar and vocabulary are absolutely British
Same!!
OMG! I liked too much this video!!
Thank youuu 😊
When we learn English in our native country, at the end we just mix the pronunciation because now we can have different “input “ through films/movies, news, songs.
Very interesting to hear this as a German. In school we learn Oxford English but of course we are under thr influence of American English everyday by music. We see a lot of US series and films (or movies 😉) and they are avaible in German but if you can speak English and you are interested in it you, will watch them in American English.
Same here, also German. When I was at school, my English pronunciation was very British and I didn't understand a lot of the weird slang things Americans say. Nowadays I'm influenced by all kinds of media and have more American than British (or Canadian) friends to talk to. (Don't know any Kiwis, Aussies, Indians or Irish people). To me British still to this day just sounds "more correct", because it is how I was taught. But some vocabulary, I simply only know in AE, like stroller or pacifier.
Ja stimmt
Also I think pronounciation in Germany is much harder, so we may speak more AE, but sound more like BE
@@NekoSchlingel Could be possible.
@@JackyCola92 English of Oxford is understandable all over the world. Americans themselves mostly like British tongue as strange as it might seem. Some American Children of British Invasion era and Beatlemania speak nearly British-wise so far.
In my school we were taught British English, but i ended up speaking American English, because of the media i consume.
I thought it didn't matter, and my first teacher didn't care. She was just happy what someone is active in class, and uses English. Then she left, and the new teacher was really strict about which English we were using. It was annoying...
Am glad, what at college our teacher doesn't lower our grades because of the American words. She just points out that they are American and gives us British equivalent. )))
Thank you for the video, it was very entertaining!
(Im from Russia btw. It seems like a lot of Russians watch this channel)
I am from Brazil, and i'm trying to learn british english, i like so much❤
I'm South African, and after watching so many of these videos, I think we speak a mixture of British and Australian English, with a smattering of our other 10 official languages mixed through it all.
I'm a non native speaker. Curiously enough, I thought I spoke mostly American English, but since I had my first formal instruction in English at school, I've actually been thaught a lot of British English words and they still sound more familiar to me.
I definitely have developed an American pronunciation over the years though.
I'm from Germany and when I hear "biscuit" I always think of a special type of dough which is reffered to as "Biskuit". It's very fluffy and used for rolls filled with fruitcream or with fruits as toppings (very popular are strawberry-biskuits).
Like cinnamon rolls? So is that fruit rolls?
@@user-kv6fb1bb5e kinda like cinamon rolls, just bigger. Yeah, it's with a cream of curd cheese and cream, mixed with fruits. It tastes heavenly! I don't know fruit rolls, but it could be the same or at least very simmilar
@@lizzymueller3604 I am hungry now. Could you pass me the recipe? 😋
I think this type of dough you are talking about must be sponge cake.
And we use the same name for this dough in Russia - biskvit. Or just tort, because most of the cakes with whipped cream and fruit are called "tort" here.
@@fairwind8344 that could endeed be the name! Thank you very much!
"Torte" in Germany is very often also with whipped cream and sometimes with fruit. And then there are "Kuchen", more like cakes and of course tarts. I need to start baking Kuchen for sunday afternoon teatime. You all giving me ideas😅🙈.
Here in Argentina most schools teach British English, and me being from a Brit family as well always thought I was not influenced by American English, that was until I saw this video!! I use way more American English than I thought !! 😄
I'm non native speaker. I studied British English and now I'm working at an American School. I'm so interested to watch more videos. Thank you guys, you've done a great job ❤
I’m from Thailand and studied in a public school. 95% of the time I would use AmE. ❤ But I do really like British accent 😊 it sounds elegant 👍🏻
Czech Republic, hello. As well as the rest of Europe probably, I was also introduced with British English during my school days, but the true school and education was based on songs, movies, series and internet communication - so I have also a mix of pretty much everything.
And then I got myself into a fight about how the word YACHT is actually pronounced… 🙈
Same here. Ahoj! 👋
I’m in Australia
Grammar:
1. Chips
2. Chips
3. Bin
4. Holiday
5. Truck
6. Bikkie 5:26 yeah that’s what I was thinking
7. Torch
8. Stroller
9. Dummy
10. Pants
11. Lift
As a Kiwi 🇳🇿
1. Chips
2. Chippies
3. Rubbish bin / Bin
4. Holiday
5. Truck
6. Biscuit
7. Torch
8. Pram
9. Dummy
10. Pants
11. Elevator
Thank you for sharing this information.
I'm from Ukraine. At school we study British English 🇬🇧🇺🇦💖💕
And now I have some kind of mix between British and American pronunciation and vocabulary.
@@metramaksfeel it really hard😂
Glory to Ukraine🇺🇦
Interesting. We in Germany learn in school British English in the beginning. However judging from your video it seems like I ended up with American English. I wonder if I got influenced speaking more to Americans
Maybe you have been watching of series from the USA?
@@InstantEnglishUK Oh yeah I watch some stuff from the USA sometimes
4:32 As a Canadian from British Columbia, I would usually call that a Rig or Big Rig. Trucks (or pickup trucks) are the smaller passenger vehicle versions, with the open space (truck bed) in the back.
Wow! I'm so glad I've just found this channel. I'm Brazilian, but I lived in London in 1998/99, when I was 24/25. Although my English has changed and become more American over the years, I really love British vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar. I think I guessed 95% of the differences correctly! By the way, the British guy doesn't sound as "British" as Adele... lol, his accent is wonderful!
I'm from Brazil and we learn English with an American accent here. When I moved to NZ it was a little difficult for me to understand the kiwi accent which is kinda similar to the British accent
Aussie accent is similar to British
@@mohammadfarooqi6255 that’s because British English has been taught in Australia since the first colonisation.
I am from Srilanka, British English is teaching by our syllabus at our all the colleges and schools, but I like to get American accent❤🇱🇰However English is my one of favourite language ❤❤❤Thank you so much ❤❤ The British English presenter is attractive so much🌝❤
I speak polish english,which is literally some mix of both mentioned english dialects and of course with central european pronunciation 😃.
I speak Canadian, and it is a weird mix of American and British depending on multiple factors (including pronouncation and spelling).
Lots of Canadian words have both American & British versions in the vocabulary but they refer to very specific but similar items.
A bunch of things are both used for similar but different things.
Like, "bin" usually refers to something in one's house that you throw garbage into, aka a small "bin." Trash Can usually refers to the big bag/plastic bin that you throw all the house garbage into and leave it on the street to get collected. Vacation/Holiday are used interchangeably. However, a Vacation is usually used when you purposely take time off work, while a holiday is used in regards to a Government Statutory holiday that you either get time off work for or you get paid overtime for working it.
For me when it comes to trash and garbage it’s the other way around. Trash bin is inside the house and the garbage bin is outside. Canada is a weird country when it comes to this sort of thing.
@wintershock That was pretty much what I stated. "Bin" inside and "Garbage" outside. The word "trash" can be used before "bin" but a "garbage bin/can" would be for the outside.
@@WildKat25 my bad, read it wrong.
@@wintershock no worries
Same
I think I speak a mix of both accents. I learned English at the British Institute in Barcelona and I expanded my vocabulary and expressions in my job dealing and speaking with people from the United States mainly so sometimes I must express myself in a strange way for both British and American people by mixing both pronunciations. I would only need to learn English from Australia to create more confusion. I know the difference in pronunciation of quite a few words but I'm not sure which one I should use when I talk to Americans or British to give a sense of coherence because in reality I don't know the differentiation of all of them and I probably mix them up and my English must sound very strange for them both.
I'm from Turkey. I am at intermediate level in English, and I used both of them. I use American vocabulary in general but in pronounce I'm using which is easier for me.
Selam
Thanks a million! I'm sure it'll help a lot of English learners. I personally speak RP English (English is my second language). However, I think it might be good to know that there are also regions outside of North America in which rhotic (rhotic: "R" is pronounced all the time/non-rhotic: wether or not the "R" is actually pronounced depends on where it is located in a word) varieties are used... mainly in South West England, Wales, Scotland (mostly as a rolled "R") and in Ireland (including N. Ireland)... no rhotic varieties are mainly found in England, New Zealand, Australia and English-speaking countries in Africa - though, English is mostly spoken as a second language in African countries.
As a Sri Lankan, I'm proud to say the majority of Sri Lankans use both British and American English in a mix.
Yay
Out of pure curiosity, what language do you speak? Is it really the one where the letters look like Among Us? ඩ
(I'm using Google Translate to speak, sorry if I'm wrong)
@@julianamaltina3004 Actually, that among us charecter language is called Sinhala. But I speak Tamil. My second language in English which I prefer the most.
@@xavnqesh1416 oooooh, that's really good to know, thank you
@@xavnqesh1416Do you also speak sinhala?
I'm focusing on learning British pronuciation, i find it more elegant and authentic - sorry Camille, just my humble opinion 😊 But American culture (i.e. songs, movies, advertising, job-related terms) has got a big influence on how we learn English. Thanks for your helpful video!
Interestingly, it often happens that words enter US usage through British English and then the Brits change, leaving us with the original British pronunciation. Aluminum is a case in point, but there are quite a few.
@@MelissaThompson432 I didn't know that, it's a quite interesting phenomenon
The songs sung by Americans mostly sounds quite a British-like. The very notorious American rhoticity is definitely softened just in many American songs, the only exeption perhaps here is country songs.
I am from Russia and our school program is based on British English. But because of my own learning English, I know a lot of American versions of words. That makes my speech really mixed (like Russian soup solyanka). Maybe it has some advantages - people from both countries can easy understand me.
I'm from algeria,😊this vedio is very important thank you
I'm a Spanish speaker from Colombia I definitely speak and understand the American English, I love the way British English sounds, but I believe trying to understand the later implies a learning process though.
For some reason I understand Irish, South African and Australian English better than I do British English , well it's a linguistic challenge!
I have both accents. I love the British but sometimes the American is easier
Very helpful
Thanks
So I go to an international school here in Sri Lanka and since I do the Cambridge syllabus most of it uses British english, but since I consume a lot of American content my english switchs back and forth with British and American english. And I just realised this after watching this
I'm from Croatia and my teacher used a mixture of British and American English, even in vocabulary and pronunciation! The video is very useful and interesting!
I grew up in Canada and I teach English. Students always find it WAY much easier to understand American English. Even I, as a native speaker, have trouble understanding British English. When I was watching Game of Thrones I always needed to have subtitles on.
That's so funny! Same for me. I remember watching that Sherlock Holmes series with Benedict Cumberbatch. I'd have to put the subtitles on. One episode starts with an Asian woman speaking English with an accent. I had no trouble understanding her. As soon as the Brits started talking is when I realized that the subtitles weren't on.
Brits don't understand each other, especially from different parts of the country 😂😂😂
Really? Because I have no trouble understanding North American English. Maybe some people from the deep South of the US, especially older people, might be a little harder but with some effort I can make out what they're saying. @@nickkyiv
Exactly. Good to know I'm not the only one.@@theoldone3485
@@nickkyivthat's usually more the case if they're using a very different dialect, not just a different accent. Some people struggle if they've never left their local area, but most manage ok with other British accents, although they may need to get their ear in first and the speaker may need to slow down a little.
I am from France. My mum lived in England when she was young. In school, I was taught mostly Britich English. And when I speak English it is mostly with Britich.
But I also learn japanese, and many words of this language is from American English. And on RUclips, when I listen to videos in English it's more often American English.
So I ended with a mix of both for the vocabulary, with a Britich accent and with only memories for grammar and spelling, because I don't really study English anymore even if I use it quitte every day in a way or an other...
I'm British and very proud of it and the fact that I speak English-English. Not RP by the way, just normal un-accented English.
My brother emigrated to Boston, the US one, and I paid a visit of course. He held a party for me and invited his friends and colleagues along. Half way through the evening I was chatting to two lovely people and suddenly I became aware that I was the only person in the room speaking and nervously I asked what was up. No No they all said, keep talking, you have such wonderfully clear English it's wonderful to listen to.
My brother asked if I'd take a delivery of furniture whist he was at work, and I agreed. The furniture arrived on time and I offered the workmen some tea or coffee, which they accepted. (I found Bostonians very agreeable people). We were talking generally when the foreman who had a very strong 'Baarston' accent pointed out that I had an accent and asked if I was Irish. I told him no. (Actually I'm from Cornwall). Raised eyebrows. Scotland? No. Let me guess. So I let him. Welsh? Australian? New Zealand? South Africa? I was definitely not Canadian. The guy knew his geography - Strange for a Yank. Around the world he went missing all but the obvious one.
Go on tell me. England, I told him - you never said England. His jaw dropped and his fellow workers were killing themselves laughing.
You speak great English, I was told. Why shouldn't I? I told him. D'ya know wha? You pronounce your consonants. We Americans are lazy. It was one to remember
That’s probably one of the more pompous comments I’ve read - exaggerated nonsense, of course. What makes you think any English is ‘unaccented’?
@@pacmanc8103 for real, a Bostonian? Quiet? When pigs fly maybe
The trend is that in the future, English will become more stable regarding these linguistic matters, and whether you like it or not, the tendency is for American English to dominate over the others. There are various different accents within the United Kingdom, some of which may be unpleasant to the ear.
But it is a pity, indeed. The pronunciation of a Briton is much more logical, especially for those who have English as a second language. Because British English is purer, more deliberate, clear, and therefore easier. On the other hand, since we are more accustomed to American English due to frequent exposure to movies and music from that nationality, it appears easier for most people, but upon closer analysis, it is not.
@@thallesrodrigues6919 That assertion is nonsense. There is nothing ‘pure’ or ‘logical’ about how a language is pronounced (remember, the written language is merely an attempt to reflect at a point in time what already exists in oral form). If a second language learner learns American English, it isn’t any more difficult to learn than British English and vice versa. That’s just the way it is. It is also true that American English has become the more dominant version because of obvious reasons. The idea that English, or any other language will become ‘more stable’, is equally specious. As a linguist, I can assure you of that.
I m Malaysian.
As Malaysian, are definitely no problem at all to pronounce and to differentiate between British accents and American accents because we learn British English at school but we watching American movies, drama, sitcom and videos...
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I am from Thailand. I really like British accent and would like to speak but it's hard to pronounce because mostly we have been studying American English. Anyway, I listen to many RUclipsrs speaking in British accent and I just love it!
As a Canadian, I use Canadian English… it’s more similar to American English but we use British spelling for a lot of words, and then we mostly use the metric system for measuring volume, length/height, distance, temperature and weight of objects, and then the imperial system for measuring human height and weight… it’s a bit tricky to get used to but that’s how it goes for us. I like it.
I'm Indian🇮🇳, we say
Chips
Dustbin
Tour (holiday used for a holiday, a special one day national holiday)
Lorry for 4-6 wheeler and Truck for 10 or more wheeler (we use both)
Biscuits
Torch
Pram chair
Pacifier (we don't use this item much so we have other names of this in our local language)
Trousers
Lift/Elevator (we use both)
Pronunciation part⬇️
For 'R' we use American pronunciation
Learn
Father
Work
Germ
Turn
Harbour
For 'T' we use British pronounciation
Better
Water
Matter
Pretty
City
Hotter
Center
Interview
Internet
Adult
Ballet
Brochure
Garrage
Vaccine
Buffet
Detail
Grammar part we use American grammar for past tense.
We use British grammar for prepositions.
For get got got/gotten
We use both British and American as we want.😊
As a Romanian I've been taught British English in school, but other forms of media have taught me American English, so I'm speaking a mix of both
I’ve learned English by American teachers but now that I’m fluent at it I’d like to learn and talk with British accent, it sounds so powerful and pretty thanks for the video 🩷
Very useful video! Thank you.
There are many British-ism and American-ism that can be argued right or wrong.
But Vacation? That one I stand by. “I’m going on Holiday” sounds so preppy, regardless of where you’re from.
Vacation, to vacate; to leave
“I’m going on Vacation, I’m leaving.”
Holiday, origin; Holy day
“Christmas, Easter, and Halloween are my favorite Holidays.”
Greetings from Russia!
Our textbooks mainly use the British version of pronunciation, but our teacher does not prohibit the use of other pronunciations
So some of us speak British, some speak American, and some even combine them together:)
What about spelling?
And my teacher said that we can say [some word] but only silly americans say like that
I'm Mexican, but when I was studying english in the 90s my first two teachers were from England and I had a very good friend that was also from England, so I have a mixture of British and American accent that leans more towards the British.
As a Grade 9 from Thailand 🇹🇭
-Word
1.Both 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
2.Both 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
3.Holiday 🇬🇧
4.Both (mostly use Truck) 🇺🇸
5.Both (mostly use cookie) 🇺🇸
6.Torch 🇬🇧
7.I don’t know this word 😅
8.same as 7.
9.Both (mostly use Pants) 🇺🇸
10.From my English i use Elevator 🇺🇸 but in Thai language,we borrow the word “Lift”
I'm from DRC and I speak both as well
I've been learning English in British way and this is so helpful! especially in pronunciation and grammar!
6:03 The funny thing is we use both American and UK ver so people usually call it a 'torch light' here 💀
Like myself also uses it as torch light 😂
My ultimate issue with some accents is the pronunciation. My english contains a blend of both accents for certain words since its much easier for me to pronounce some in british and other some in american.
I am a sri lankan and i am using both us,uk ❤ i love to learn this
Mine is a kind of mix. Influenced by the sources that brought me my English vocabulary and pronunciation. Movies, TV shows, different teachers... when I'm at work, I choose mostly British pronunciation because it forces me to slow down (because of the T not soften into a D or dropped) and be more intelligible, especially with guests who are not native English speakers.
For the words Crisps/Chips/Fries, I use Fries and Crisps to avoid confusion when I speak to a guest, not knowing what they would get. (Hospitality business)
As a Thai sometimes its a mixture of both but I usually speak American english do not worry if you didnt speak either of those english is several kinds these are just the main two.❤
keep reading if your still worried.
some Thai people speaks ‘general’ ‘gen-ne-law’
some speaks ‘hungry ‘hung-g-ry’ like ‘hung-ga-ry’ but speaks the ga lil fast
some says ‘tree/three’ ‘tee’
so don’t worry, as a Thai I’ve been thru all of those before I can speak english properly.❤
My English lessons in school were all based on BE. Makes sense, because I went to school in Germany. London isn’t that far for us either and my teacher also spent a lot of time there. But now because of RUclips and other streaming services I’m constantly switching between BE and AE. After binging the Grand Tour I’ll watch something with an American anctors again. Whenever I talk to a native speaker they are a little confused because I keep switching the accents. It’s so obvious that some even told me straight away :)
Loved this video. Honestly when I'm talking I think my brain randomly choses an accent (or tries to) and the outcome is unpredictable.
In Kazakhstan we are taught British English at school and university, however at work in an international company we try to speak and write in American English because it's widespread among expats
Well in my International Company in Hong Kong, spelling was more British & pronunciation was more American.
Such an outstanding job, thank you!!
being an englishman and testing whether i speak british or american english, lovely
American here, doing the same 🤪
I'm from a place that was colonised by the British in the past.
So we learn British English but a lot of things like fries are in American
Trash can tho
We specifically call the smaller pickups that have the flat front lorries but those big ones as trucks
Biscuits
Torchlight
Pram
Pacifier
Pants and trousers, we also call the underwear thing pants, generally people know you're not referring to the underwear.
Lift
We generally don't pronounce the r other than in oral exams lol.
The t is the British way.
General pronunciation is British
But the stressing can be completely different from the 2.
We say party in the weekend. Or during the weekend.
3:12 What about Trash can?
Well, I have always preferred British English; I studied the language in an academy that specialized in that and some of the teachers were British, I even got the FCE and CAE certifications.
The problem was when I tried to get a job and companies and schools wanted American pronunciation, so I had to modify it and now I do not know the type of pronunciation I have. People ask me over the phone where I'm from or they ask what part of Europe I'm from, because they cannot identify my accent.
No complaints, I got to learn from both.
Yes. I speak a combination of both.
I am Russian, and from this video I understood everything (without Russian subtitles), and I also realized that if I speak English, then I speak some kind of British-AmericanXD
I think this is due to the fact that the teacher teaches mainly British English, and I also know American English, since I spend more time and watch videos with American pronunciation and a variant of words, you have very good videos, I will subscribe! 🙂
Excellent video. Very interesting. A mix of American and British rules is actually an international English. And I think it is the best one for non-native speakers.
What if half British half American, is that okay
Really😂
Then u Indian
Me too
@@Wei_whatever .
@@Wei_whateveri use half british half american but i'm not indian
In Portugal many people use both words and pronunciations. We see many american/british series and movies/films. In Portugal all movies/series/films are subtitled.
I'm from Kazakhstan. To be honest I speak both English. I confidently said 'trash' at 2:55
Great video, thanks!
Edited: sorry if I have some mistakes