We all speak 3 languages. English, British, And Austrailian. amirite?

*clears throat* THERE'S NO SUCH THIS AS A BRITISH ACCENT!!!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

HEY DUMBASS, EVERYONE HAS AN ACCENT UNLESS YOU CAN'T SPEAK.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

No, only terrorists have accents.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yes there is. Shut up.

by Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 years ago

Coza asy.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Maybe American English, British English and Australian English

by Anonymous 12 years ago

And English English.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

iIsn't the correct term dialects since they are different but are pretty much the same at the core?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You forgot Canadian english.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

And New Zealand English.

by Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 years ago

Hahahaha Kiwis. Fuzzy, delicious, New Zealanders.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Is mayonnaise a language?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

No. Horse radish isn't a language either.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

To everybody who says they're just dialects or that they're just accents: IT'S NOT THAT FUCKING SERIOUS

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You mom's not that serious.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I feel upset that you forgot American...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Welcome to the world of the other approx. 200 countries.

by Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 years ago

I get what you're saying. Okay, cool.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

They're just three variants on one language.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Which makes them dialects, doesn't it?

by Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 years ago

Alrighty Thanks

by Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 years ago

Ok now that's caring to much

by Anonymous 12 years ago

And you felt so passionately to say that, you commented as 'Anonymous.'

by Anonymous 12 years ago

This is America and here we speak American.

by Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 years ago

And them mars.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Last time I checked, the US doesn't have an official language

by Anonymous 12 years ago

@Montgomery_Scott @TMD_Sam Guys ... I think she's just making a joke.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

THANK YOU lol

by Anonymous 12 years ago

You saved my job resumé!

by Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 years ago

I can speak three languages, therefore my job resumé has more qualifications listed... Explaining it ruins the joke.

by Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 years ago

Now I'm curious. Can I hear an example of "British humour"?

by Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 years ago

Most of the humor posts on this site are "quick wit".

by Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 years ago

Now, don't forget Irish and Scottish.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

IT WAS A JOKE.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

... Vocab is sooo different that they are hardly the same language...

by Anonymous 12 years ago

ENGLISH IS FROM ENGLAND!!!!!! British is NOT a language

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Lol, just two languages. It's AUSTRALIAN. One i :D

by Anonymous 12 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 Anonymous 12 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."

by Anonymous 12 years ago

South African English.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

*posts all other possible variants*

by Anonymous 12 years ago