Is American a language?
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Lots of languages going on there. Just cause the US gets a lot of attention doesnt mean that American is a language.
But if someone where to say "you speak american?" i would know that they are talking about english.
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Lots of languages going on there. Just cause the US gets a lot of attention doesnt mean that American is a language.
But if someone where to say "you speak american?" i would know that they are talking about english.
Originally posted by Ulukai
No. (Depsite what Microsoft Windows would have you believe).
You guys speak English with an American accent whether you like it or not
So some of the spellings are different. Does anyone give a toss?
I'm english and speak posh as it happens.
i'd say it is a language because even though they may sound alike, there are many differences with how words are said.
Lets say 10 people are at this meeting, half are British, half are American. During discussion of a business plan, someone at the meeting might say "Lets put it on the table."
half would think that means, lets forget about it and get to it later. The other half would think, lets work on this now first.
There are tons more. The play on words can be very different between the two languages.
Lets say 10 people are at this meeting, half are British, half are American. During discussion of a business plan, someone at the meeting might say "Lets put it on the table."
half would think that means, lets forget about it and get to it later. The other half would think, lets work on this now first.
There are tons more. The play on words can be very different between the two languages.
well to me, dialect is a part of languages, just like grammar, meaning, and spelling of each word and sentence.
a dialect is a subpart of a language, if all the dialects in the world would become new languages we would have 1.000.000 new languages tomorow
so in my case, from tomorow on, there also excists Flemish, cause flemish is differnt from dutch, and wait, we also have ''limburgs'' and vlaanders, antwerps, brussels,...., so tomorow there are 5 new languages, only from belgium yet, now there are 160 countries (or something) in the world, and they are all bigger then we, so you count
so in my case, from tomorow on, there also excists Flemish, cause flemish is differnt from dutch, and wait, we also have ''limburgs'' and vlaanders, antwerps, brussels,...., so tomorow there are 5 new languages, only from belgium yet, now there are 160 countries (or something) in the world, and they are all bigger then we, so you count
If 'American' is a language, it certainly isn't recognised as one - where as the English language is by far the most universal and preferred spoken language in the world - I've never heard it quoted as someone saying "Do you speak American?"
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Lruce
Actually I'd say American is English spoken by ppl who never really learned to speak English
Just take "color" - some fags prolly just couldn't spell "colour" right and there! New language huh?
Just take "color" - some fags prolly just couldn't spell "colour" right and there! New language huh?
Who started this thread????
American......a lanquage??
Come-on people....you can`t be that gullable!!
Of course I can see the missspelling the color thing easy enough!!
American......a lanquage??
Come-on people....you can`t be that gullable!!
Of course I can see the missspelling the color thing easy enough!!
Originally posted by AMmayhem
I'm a little patriotic, so I'll say yes it's a language. Just like Australian, and Canadian are.
you just saved your ass by mentioning us aussies!
/me moves my hand onto my heart and waves with the other hand to the sun