Let's speak English ! =D

The problem is : You can write really well in English, exprime yourself and all that stuff, but if you can't stand a conversation in the real life.. It deserves nothin'.

Speaking and writing are different. You can't use the same expression.

But if you have the vocabulary, you can learn speak english easily.

TheSongWriter a écrit :

one of the main differences btwn english & american english's the use of the auxiliary

have you got / do you have, the simplest way's always the american one




I have met many americans, and many english people, but never have I noticed such a difference in languages. With globalisation bringing american cinema to the U.K. and english cinema to the U.S., the differences between the two languages (they're not even dialects to be accurate) have become very, very small.

I think there are more differences between the french spoken in the south of France and the french spoken in the north of France, than there are variations between English and American.


Hugo Boss- Evenin' everybody.

Personnally, the only difference that I can make between the British and the American English, is the pronounciation. For exemple; the americans usually pronounce " I don't know" this way "aronow" unlike the British who pronounce it exactly like it's written: I don't know. We can generally notice that british people pronounce kind of correctly the English unlike the americans who don't really pronounce it as it's written. 'hope that some of you would agree with that..

White Shark a écrit :

Hiroshima a écrit :
Personnally, the only difference that I can make between the British and the American English, is the pronounciation. For exemple; the americans usually pronounce " I don't know" this way "aronow" unlike the British who pronounce it exactly like it's written: I don't know. We can generally notice that british people pronounce kind of correctly the English unlike the americans who don't really pronounce it as it's written. 'hope that some of you would agree with that..

I can assure you that it's true. For the pronounciation.

Shit (a wonderful american word)... It's hard for me to write what I want to write, but I understand all of your words... It's disturbing.


Haha certainly because u're more used to hear the English ( from the movies, series etc) than to speak it. I mean u don't really practice ur English. Am I right ?

White Shark a écrit :


I can assure you that it's true. For the pronounciation.

Shit (a wonderful american word)... It's hard for me to write what I want to write, but I understand all of your words... It's disturbing.



The same for me. 'Cause when you speak, you also speak with your hands & your body, and you can make the other understand what you say, even if you don't have the rights words.

And be careful : I went to two differents places in US, a little town in the South and NYC, and the accent is really différent.
The South Americans speaks a little with the nose. North Americans are more comprehensible by us, strangers.

To be truly honest, there is really not difference between American and English. It's true the pronunciations are different. But for example, an American from Boston is going to have a much better pronunciation thant a guy who comes from Manchester in England. It's just different accents, they don't have much to do with the country anymore, England could be attached to the United States, it wouldn't make a difference, they just speak differently according to where they come from.


@TheSongWriter: Actually, both Americans and English people say "Do you have?" or "Have you got". "Do you have got' is uncorrect. Wether they say the first one or the second one really depends on their mood, what they prefer.. etc.. But I'm used to saying both and I've learnt english in England.


Hugo Boss-

Lol. (: Writer means someone who writes novels, articles etc. (écrivain) So, in your sentense, wrinting is the suitable word.

To all : As we're talking about the pronounciations of the both English (the american and the british one), well speaking for myself I prefer the american pronounciation. It's nicer and kind of..stylish lol. I like the way they pronounce for example, the "r" instead of the "t" such as in : "This is my daughter and she looks better than yours" That's how a British person would pronounce it, but if it's about an american it would rather be : This is my daurer 'n she looks berer than yours" which makes the English really cute, nicer to hear and everything.. don't u think so ?

And why nobody is talking about the australian accent ? It's really cute as well !
When they wanna say "I know" it sounds like "I kneeeew" ..or the way they say "better", it's like "beda" !
Most of the things I say in english don't really sound british or american ..
Anyway guys, where have you learned your english ? And how long have you been talking it ? (fluently I mean)
gtg to bed now, I'll see if I can come tomorrow, nighty night.

Hello, Atomic county. Ow I see that u live now in Australia. How is it ? And if it's not really indiscreet I'd like to know the reason why u moved there (?) 'cauz it's too far from your origines.. (France, right?)

However to answer ur question, I learnt English at school until high school but as it wasn't enough, I've tried to improve it troughout the internet and the movies, which I'm still doing actually. Nevertheless, I shouldn't deny that school gave me the base. However, I find it easier to write or to speak English than hearing it. I have to admit that I really find it hard to catch all the words the actors say in a movie. I still need the subtitles to really understand what they're saying. 'hope I'm not the only one havin' that problem.. =/