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British vs American English #1 (permalink) Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:23 am   British vs American English		  
Hi,

I moved the topic to get away from the oversized parrot, which distorts further text.

I am intrigued by the comment made by Jamie:
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We don't have that thing you have in Britain, where you can go from town to town and not understand people.
Jamie (K)


I really would like to know on what basis this remark is founded. And doesn't this comment vary considerably from the earlier one:
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However, I would say that most Americans -- even uneducated ones -- ordinarily speak something closer to standard English than most of the British do. I hear "better" English from the cashier at an American drugstore than I typically heard on the street in London.


Is this a change of heart/opinion?

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British vs American English #2 (permalink) Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:12 am   British vs American English		  
Mr. Alan
I agree. I think I can now see that "Chip" thing you were talking about earlier which Jamie K possess!:p
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British vs American English #3 (permalink) Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:29 pm   British vs American English		  
I am not from English neither from America, but it's sound much realistic that British speak better English. Because English language origins are in British not America. It's my opinion.
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British vs American English #4 (permalink) Thu Jun 24, 2010 12:54 pm   British vs American English		  
Alan wrote:
Hi,
I moved the topic to get away from the oversized parrot, which distorts further text.


I beg your pardon Alan - the width is perfectly normal.
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