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American English and British English, which do you prefer? And can you tell the exact differences between them? Which one sounds more beautiful and more easy to learn?
For the past few days, by watching films, I found myself fall in love with English. That time, I didn't realise whether it is a American English or a British English, I just found it beautiful to sound. I tried to imitate them, then I found something strange.
When men speak British English, it sounds beautiful, I like to listen to it and try to imitate it, but then I found it is less beautiful to be sounded when spoken by women. I don't know whether you have the same discovery with me. My roommates once said that she doesn't like British English, they speak as if to have their mouths half open, it is not comfortable to be heard. It is true with women speakers, but when comes to men, I didn't think that would be a problem, I still think it is beautiful.
And American English, no matter it is said by men or women, it sounds both beautiful. And I think American English would be easier for us Chinese to learn, for we don't have to keep our tongue flat all the time when speaking. And it is just to my taste, so I think I'd prefer to learn American English.
What about you? What's your attitudes towards these two? Which do you prefer to speak? And how do you like them? Can tell me?
By the way, someone once said that the fond size of my blogs were too small to read? How do you feel? If most of you here feel it uncomfortable to read in the present size, I will change them to a larger one.
Post comment Comment (16 replies)
- Reply joshuaD
- hey,fairy!actually,my pronounciation more like a american accient.but i affected by the middle school and high school study,so,some of the words pronounced in a british way.i can distinguish these 2 accients.i think british pronounciation is shorter and faster than the american accient.and british one doesn't go up and down so obviously.so~flat.i tried to imitate british accient,but just for fun.and i found that really hard... ...anyway,i didn't pay much attention on accient.As long as you pronounciate it in a standard way,and make your speaking flow.and have a certain rhythm---that's nice!and you will have your own style... ...unique and beautiful!
- Reply Rika
- I do not understand the differences between American English and British English too.
I have a friend who is a British, and I remember that he said American English sounds not good. It is a ordinary English.
And British English is a blue-blooded English.
I think maybe he said above because of he is a British.
After the second war, all students of China learn British English.
But now, American English is more popular than British English in China.
I want to learn British English if I am able to distinguish them.
By the way, I think it is perfect if you use a bigger font size.
- Reply fairy0612
- joshuaD: hey,fairy!actually,my pronounciation more like a american accient.but i affected by the middle school and high school study,so,some of the words pronoHey, joshuaD, thanks for your comment. I agree with you that British English is flatter than American ones. And I just don't think I can speak it well, I have accustomed to using my tongue up and down all the way, I will feel uncomfortable if I force it to be flat all the time. I still say some British words, though.
I don't care much which accent I sound like, I just want to sound beautiful, at least to please me.
- Reply fairy0612
- Rika: I do not understand the differences between American English and British English too.I think he must love his country very much, and feel pround of being a British. But it is true that British English sounds beautiful.
I have a friend who is a British, and I remember that he said Am
American English is popular all around the world now, I think. And I prefer to use American English unlike you, for it will make me uncomfortable to force my tongue to keep flat all the time when speaking British English, what's more, when I speaks British English, I am not sound beautiful.
- Reply davidhuang
- i like American English more than British English . becouse amercian english sounds better then british english . i have a hard time understanding british english .in my piont american english is easier to speak out . i also fall in love with american english . when i speak english i try my best as an american speak .
- Reply fairy0612
- davidhuang: i like American English more than British English . becouse amercian english sounds better then british english . i have a hard time understanding brI think both of them sounds beautiful, ha, but American ones may be easy for us Chinese to learn, to speak.
Hope you can sound like an American as you wish.
- Reply fairy0612
- joshuaD: hey,fairy!actually,my pronounciation more like a american accient.but i affected by the middle school and high school study,so,some of the words pronoAnd how do you think my font size?
- Reply fairy0612
- davidhuang: i like American English more than British English . becouse amercian english sounds better then british english . i have a hard time understanding brAnd how do you think my font size? Is it convenient to read?
- Reply leo
- I think a little body often harbors a great soul, tiny article is easy for reading and understand.
- Reply fairy0612
- leo: I think a little body often harbors a great soul, tiny article is easy for reading and understand.Yeah. I myself don't like large fond size, for it will take the room leaves for the space, made the article look crowded. Anyway, articles are for reading, if more people required to use a larger size, I'll change.
- Reply huckabee
- I like American English, especially their pronounciation. No problem with your font size.
- Reply fairy0612
- huckabee: I like American English, especially their pronounciation. No problem with your font size.Ha. you have used the fewest words to full-answered my questions here. good job.
I like their pronounciation too.
- Reply minyingtao
- The English information I contact everydays seems to be American English, like TV dramas and movies. I'm not so like the pronounciation of British English
