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We all speak 3 languages. English, British, And Austrailian. amirite?
by Anonymous12 years ago
*clears throat* THERE'S NO SUCH THIS AS A BRITISH ACCENT!!!
by Anonymous12 years ago
HEY DUMBASS, EVERYONE HAS AN ACCENT UNLESS YOU CAN'T SPEAK.
by Anonymous12 years ago
No, only terrorists have accents.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Yes there is. Shut up.
by Anonymous12 years ago
I know it's not new, but I love that we can vote comments up and down - now we can all let Anonymous know how much we hate his stupid comment.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Coza asy.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Maybe American English, British English and Australian English
by Anonymous12 years ago
And English English.
by Anonymous12 years ago
iIsn't the correct term dialects since they are different but are pretty much the same at the core?
by Anonymous12 years ago
You forgot Canadian english.
by Anonymous12 years ago
And New Zealand English.
by Anonymous12 years ago
New Zealand English is just Australian English with all the Aboriginal origin words replaced with Maori origin words, and pronounced with a headcold.
Inb4 the 5 or 6 Kiwis on this site vote this comment down.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Hahahaha Kiwis. Fuzzy, delicious, New Zealanders.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Is mayonnaise a language?
by Anonymous12 years ago
No. Horse radish isn't a language either.
by Anonymous12 years ago
To everybody who says they're just dialects or that they're just accents: IT'S NOT THAT FUCKING SERIOUS
by Anonymous12 years ago
You mom's not that serious.
by Anonymous12 years ago
I feel upset that you forgot American...
by Anonymous12 years ago
Welcome to the world of the other approx. 200 countries.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Yes, but America is the second biggest of the countries where English is the official language or widely spoken. It is rational to think that someone would include America, or Canada, because there is a good amount of Americans and Canadians on this site.
by Anonymous12 years ago
I know mate, I'm not denying that the US shouldn't be included when discussing different types of the English language, nor I am saying that the fact that the majority of this site is from American, and therefore US-centric posts have a monopoly on here is the fault of anyone, I'm just pointing out that if you're not from the US, having your country left out of discussions is a regular occurrence.
by Anonymous12 years ago
That's true. I'm just also pointing out that what he was saying was somewhat of a logical response, and that I didn't think he was just forgetting about all of the other countries or whatever.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Yeah, makes sense, I wasn't making fun of runnerdude's comment or attempting to argue or disagree with it, just stating that it's an experience of citizens of many countries to have them left out.
by Anonymous12 years ago
I get what you're saying. Okay, cool.
by Anonymous12 years ago
They're just three variants on one language.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Which makes them dialects, doesn't it?
by Anonymous12 years ago
Yeah, I think so, I'm not too certain.
But they're all the English language, just different types of English.
Also, I just realised that this stupid post is also saying the "British" and "English" are two different languages/dialects - which is technically true, since people in different areas of Britain do speak differently and use different local words, but it's still retarded, because England is in Great Britain, so it's like saying "American English" and "New York English" are completely different.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Alrighty
Thanks
by Anonymous12 years ago
English and British are the same thing, sort of. But the latter two are dialects or accents of a base language. It's like saying Quebecoise, French, Picardie, and Cheutimi.
by Anonymous12 years ago
English is the language and, as a primary language; British people speak English, Australians, although they speak English, don't actually have a 'primary' spoken language.
British people commonly refer to themselves as coming from the British Isles (incorpoating anywhere from England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland), and anyone from any of those countries could declare themselves British. English are from England, as opposed to linking themselves with those other countries too.
So, no, anyone who can speak English can speak English. Speaking with regional accents is a different matter; whether they are interstate accents, or international accents.
If you want to be really anal about the initial post, over 50 countries worldwide use English as their primary language...so, if anything, 'we' all speak 50+ languages. But 'we' don't. 'We' speak one language, but can probably try and impersonate regional accents. ('We' meaning those who the initial post was aimed at.)
by Anonymous12 years ago
This. It's all the English language, but countries (and within countries, individual states and regions) all have minor differences.
The English they speak in England isn't the same English they speak in the US, which isn't the same English they speak in Australia - the individual cultures have slang words and phrases, and different ways of wording shit. Plus, IDK if the US takes much from the Native Indians, but a lot of Australian words come from the native Aboriginal language "kangaroo", "billabong", and likewise with New Zealand - a lot of common words in the English language come from Maori languages.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Ok now that's caring to much
by Anonymous12 years ago
And you felt so passionately to say that, you commented as 'Anonymous.'
by Anonymous12 years ago
This is America and here we speak American.
by Anonymous12 years ago
I think you'll find that the site is actually British and that, in America, you speak English...amongst other things.
There's no such thing as the American language. It's English with some localised American dialect.
by Anonymous12 years ago
No, no, no. Don't you know that the Internet is apart of America? Just like the moon and all of outer space?
by Anonymous12 years ago
And them mars.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Last time I checked, the US doesn't have an official language
by Anonymous12 years ago
@Montgomery_Scott
@TMD_Sam
Guys ... I think she's just making a joke.
by Anonymous12 years ago
THANK YOU lol
by Anonymous12 years ago
You saved my job resumé!
by Anonymous12 years ago
I'm now intrigued. Explain!
I also don't think I made myself clear in #1494636 -
Anyone from England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland (or of English, Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish decent) can declare themselves as British. Ireland is in the British Isles, but is not governed by the British government.
Only people from England/English decent can declare themselves English.
by Anonymous12 years ago
I can speak three languages, therefore my job resumé has more qualifications listed...
Explaining it ruins the joke.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Oh...
I think I'm too used to British humour as opposed to this American 'quick wit' stuff that, frankly, isn't as funny. Sorry!
by Anonymous12 years ago
Now I'm curious. Can I hear an example of "British humour"?
by Anonymous12 years ago
It's different than American humor in that you pretty much explain thoroughly every joke that you make just incase someone might not understand it.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Most of the humor posts on this site are "quick wit".
by Anonymous12 years ago
I personally like it better. It's more fun when you're left to work it out in your head.
"Did you see that new Helen Keller movie?"
"No."
"Neither did she."
by Anonymous12 years ago
Yeah, I agree. If it were British humor, it would be:
"Did you see that new Helen Keller movie?"
"No. I was not aware that one was out in the theatre"
"Hellen Keller did not see the movie either. This is because she's blind and cannot watch movies. Also, Hellen Keller is dead, so she cannot see the movie anyway."
"Ha, ha, ha. Jolly good joke gov'ner"
by Anonymous12 years ago
No - British humour just has a lot more to it. There's an American chap who always appears on British TV comedy programes; Stewart Francies, and all his jokes are one-liners.
Compare it to some of the best British comedians; Frankie Boyle, Lenny Henry, Russell Kane, Jimmy Carr and David Mitchell are some of the most intelligent people on the planet, and are able to lead a joke on for ages, then come back for an amazing punch line.
To me, at least, it seems that in American comedy if the joke isn't over within 10 seconds, it isn't funny.
by Anonymous12 years ago
Now, don't forget Irish and Scottish.
by Anonymous12 years ago
IT WAS A JOKE.
by Anonymous12 years ago
... Vocab is sooo different that they are hardly the same language...
by Anonymous12 years ago
ENGLISH IS FROM ENGLAND!!!!!! British is NOT a language
by Anonymous12 years ago
Lol, just two languages. It's AUSTRALIAN. One i :D
by Anonymous12 years ago
has it occured to anyone that "english" and "british" are the same thing? from the same country... because great britain and england are the same place... so its really only two.
by Anonymous12 years ago
You're an idiot. They're not the same place at all. I should know; I live there.
English people are from England.
British people can be from England, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.
Britian is short for Great Britain; England, Scotland and Wales (the same body of land).
The United Kingdom of Great Britain is those 3 countries plus Northern Ireland.
England is PART OF Great Britian. They're not "the same place."
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