A doubt regarding the usage of in/at

[Prezbucky]

"So, Alan, do y'all watch NASCAR in England?"

or

"My daddy's grandpa was from England. We might be kin!"

I guarantee you'd find some common Southern misconceptions (cultural, geographical, language-based, etc.) amusing.
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[Yankee]

My mother's mother was born in England. It wasn't until many years after she'd passed away that I realized why she'd always referred to the stove as a 'cooker'.
:lol:
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[Prezbucky]

Did she refer to cookies as "biscuits" and to fries as "chips"?
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[Ched133]

For those of you who are curious or interested in finding out the differences between BritishE and AmeE

http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa110698.htm

[Torsten]

A similar article can be found at American vs. British English or at Wikipedia. I think quite a lot of people are aware of the few little differences between American and British English. What I would be interested in are the differences between Australian and Irish English as well as the differences between Scottish and New Zealand English. Any links?

TOEIC short conversations: Two journalists discuss the departure of one of their colleagues who leaving for another newspaper.

[Alan]

Hi,

Well, I'll go to the foot of our stairs! Now I understand why Yankee is such a vociferous champion of American English since her maternal grandmother was English:

[Daemon99]

[Alan]

Hi Daemon,

It is an expression of great surprise and suggests: I just don't believe it. Here's another comic expression: You could knock me down with a feather!

Alan
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[Yankee]

[Torsten]

I think most of the people who use our materials and the forum are fully aware of the fact that English is the native language in a number of countries. Most learners probably also understand that every region of every English speaking country might have its own 'local brand' of English in addition to the standard version. For example, in some parts of the United States some people say "quarter of twelve" while in other parts of the same country there are people who have never heard that phrase. So you can create an American English test with that phrase and an American might claim that this is not American English.

When it comes to discussing differences between British and American English it is important to point out that those differences are rather insignificant. Whether you say 'mobile phone' or 'cell phone' doesn't make that much of a difference. Most teenagers in the UK watch American TV shows and movies and I'm sure that they understand every single word of what is said. If an American reads a book written by a Brit they won't have any problems understanding it. CNN employs American, British, Irish, Australian, etc. anchors and I don't think that there any communication problems between them because of the different "Englishes" they speak.

TOEIC short conversations: Customer books a round flight at travel agency.

[Prezbucky]

TD, have you checked out the "Ireland vs. New Zealand" thread?

hehe
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[Yankee]

[Yankee]

[Prezbucky]

As a result, new English speakers everywhere are including unnecessary vowels in some words.

hehe
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[Yankee]

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Are you referring to those extra syllables that turn up all over the place in your neck of the woods, Tom? :lol:

Oh, on second thought, I guess you must have been referring to words such as neighbo(u)r and alumin(i)um. :wink:
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