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The Author January 2nd, 2012 10:19 AM

English, please!
 
So, as I am sure most of us are aware, there are several different types of the English language.

Do you hold any preference as to which "English" you prefer?

English (Australia)
English (Belize)
English (Canada)
English (Caribbean)
English (India)
English (Ireland)
English (Jamaica)
English (Malaysia)
English (New Zealand)
English (Republic of the Philippines)
English (Singapore)
English (South Africa)
English (Trinidad and Tobago)
English (United Kingdom)
English (United States)
English (Zimbabwe)

Blizz January 2nd, 2012 10:23 AM

I have always used UK England. I don't know why but I have used it.

Legobricks January 2nd, 2012 10:58 AM

Misvoted US. I speak British English, although I have come to prefer the American 'panties' over 'knickers'.

Mew~ January 2nd, 2012 11:09 AM

Eh, it's all the same to me. I live in the UK, so yeah- English (United Kingdom).

SquirtleGirl January 2nd, 2012 12:55 PM

English- United Kingdom all the way! :D

Though English in Ireland isn't really that different asides from the slang and stuff =P

Nick January 2nd, 2012 12:58 PM

American English, because that's what I use every day. I do, however, vastly prefer the way Canadian English and UK English spell some of their words.

psyanic January 2nd, 2012 1:01 PM

I'm also American English. That's just the English I know.

Blue Nocturne January 2nd, 2012 1:04 PM

I considered voting for U.S English. I appreciate the love it gives to the letter 'K'. Sceptic? That's ridiculous! It's a harsh 'k' sound. K deserves a nice word.

Out of some misjudged sense of loyalty, I went for UK. I prefer trousers to pants, so I guess I can fall back on that. Aubergine > Eggplant as well.

mondays suck January 2nd, 2012 1:25 PM

Voted for "I do not speak English", since I can count the times I used it outside of class or the internet on my fingers.

The only thing I could say about this is that I tend to like American words better but prefer British ways to write words that are written differently while being the same phonetically.

Kroso January 2nd, 2012 2:02 PM

I voted "United States English"because I'm from the country and it's obviously one of cultures despite Spanish is one as well.Yes I know I could have picked South America,but I was picky

Ivysaur January 2nd, 2012 2:28 PM

As an European, I have always studied the British English, so I'm more used to it.

Accent-wise, I prefer Australian English though.

Mario The World Champion January 2nd, 2012 3:04 PM

To me, English is English. It's just what part of the world and what type of English you use. We can all understand each other.

But I use American English. I've been using it for 30 years.

The Author January 2nd, 2012 3:54 PM

I am American.
However, I prefer British English.

Hybrid Trainer January 2nd, 2012 4:46 PM

I like UK english, it really gets under my skin when applications refer to English as being America. Like when Steam shows the English language with the USA flag next to it.

I know theres a difference between the two, it just bugs me when it's all generalised to being American.

PlatinumDude January 2nd, 2012 5:01 PM

I prefer American English because while growing up in the US, I became accustomed to the American terms in contrast with other versions of English.

Zeffy January 3rd, 2012 5:01 AM

I don't really see what the big difference between these "types" of English. Perhaps the way people pronounce and spell the English words? I just don't get it.

Anyways, I've been accustomed to both American and British English, despite growing up in the Philippines. English isn't really the basic language in this country therefore the department of education borrows from foreign countries.

Binary January 3rd, 2012 9:26 AM

I'm not a native English speaker, so my English is kind of based on personal preference which may vary with context and circumstance. So, I can't really pinpoint the "English" I use formally. I do, however, strongly prefer British English. :>

Esper January 3rd, 2012 9:52 AM

I speak American English, but I prefer any English that doesn't use copious amounts of slang that I can't understand. I haven't had too many instances where I didn't know what someone was talking about so I guess I'll just default and say I prefer American English.

Sammi January 3rd, 2012 4:55 PM

I'm another person who prefers American English, because that's what I know.

I've got no problem with the other countries' ways of doing things, though. In fact I like learning the differences between different kinds of English. (:

Charizard★ January 3rd, 2012 6:40 PM

I personally prefer 'US English' but I've grown up with Hispanic accented English as well as 'Indian English.'

Cordelia January 3rd, 2012 7:04 PM

I prefer British English even though I am American... they just got it right and we messed it all up XD Honestly, the things we do... but of course, at least we can spell center. =P

Shining Raichu January 4th, 2012 3:26 PM

Belize English is a thing? o.o

I'd like a hybrid of Australian (which is essentially exactly the same thing as UK) and American English. I like the way Australia/UK does most things, such as the double L in words like "travelling", the s rather than z in words like "realise" and the extra u in words like "colour" or "favour", so I'd say I'm primarily geared towards that because it's what I grew up knowing. But then again there are some things the Americans do with their English that I can't deny I prefer. I've thought about this before and come up with quite a few, but the only one I can think of right now is the American spelling of "jail". I do not now and will never accept "gaol" as a legitimate spelling for that word. Suck it, Australia.

The Void January 6th, 2012 6:33 AM

American English; it's what everyone speaks XD
But really, aside from the tone you speak it, I see very little difference between the kinds of English.

Sydian January 6th, 2012 6:40 AM

English (Southern United States)

Should totally be an option, lol. You know. Made up contractions like shouldn't've, ain't, y'all, 'em, etc. Double negatives...all that good junk! lol

But in all serious, I'm fine with US and UK English. I still spell words incorrectly according to US English because I use a few UK spellings. I used to mainly use UK English in high school cause I thought it looked better, but some teachers would note my spelling so I had to go back to using US.

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ January 6th, 2012 9:44 AM

American English, but only because that's where I grew up and it's what I'm familiar with/learned in school. If I grew up elsewhere, I'd probably adopt and prefer that area's dialect/language.


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