Why do world people seem to speak English so fast and

[carlos]

11 minutes ago, Lieblingskind said:

No problem. Some like to be clearly understood when they speak, whereas others find that perhaps too black and white, and prefer to use abstract wording or idioms or different ways to express an idea.

Thanks!

[Brandon]

On 9/5/2020 at 7:26 AM, friendlyone said:

I can generally understand Americans better than I can Canadians.

Can you give us a couple examples?

[Hotteok]

1 hour ago, Brandon said:

Can you give us a couple examples?

for me Canadians were easier to understand than americans who were less difficult to understand than England people. 

Edited September 12, 2020 by VisualizeUrParadise

[Lee49]

The pronunciation of the  Jaguar car always gets me in the UK vs US

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/jaguar

[normadenardo]

7 hours ago, Lee49 said:

The pronunciation of the  Jaguar car always gets me in the UK vs US

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/jaguar

Isn’t it 

jag you are

vs

jag wire

?

[Old]

8 hours ago, Lee49 said:

The pronunciation of the  Jaguar car always gets me in the UK vs US

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/jaguar

I had a young women working for me , her first name was Jaguar. I asked her how she got her name, She said that her father, when he realized that with his new daughter he would never get his Jaguar he decided to name his only daughter Jaguar, the only Jaguar he would could ever afford. 

[friendlyone]

16 hours ago, Brandon said:

Can you give us a couple examples?

I'm not thinking about the words they use, just the clarity.

 

It's just something I've noticed when watching films or TV shows from both countries, though it has to be said I struggle with some US shows too.

 

Maybe I should switch subtitles on and have done with it. 😁

[Brandon]

It's just something I've noticed when watching films or TV shows from both countries, though it has to be said I struggle with some US shows too.

But like an example of a Canadian show then?

[friendlyone]

23 minutes ago, Brandon said:

 

But like an example of a Canadian show then?

 

Ah, Rookie Blue, though I must admit I only watched one or maybe two series, got fed up with it after that. 

[Hotteok]

I vaguely remember someone mentioning that American English is closer to how English was in England in the past?

Instead, England English is a 'transformed' version of the original English. Is this correct? 

[Brandon]

I vaguely remember someone mentioning that American English is closer to how English was in England in the past?
Instead, England English is a 'transformed' version of the original English. Is this correct? 

Well there's one than one kind of "England English" (if we're meaning accent) and more than one kind of American English.

But I've heard that Boston US accent is closest to how Londoners spoke at the time that the British came to the Americas.

PS there's also multiple different Canadian English's


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[bohemian]

It is not just people speaking English. Anyone speaking their mother tongue speaks more rapidly as a matter of course. I learned the phrase “Excuse me, but please speak more slowly and simply so that I can understand better” and find it helpful.

[friendlyone]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp62D6d4GDw

 

How To Sound British

 

She makes some good points by comparing American English with British English.

 

Americans tend to forget that the word better has a couple of t's in it, not d's. for example.😀

 

I have a feeling I'm going to get into trouble now for that. lol

[EccentricM]

Try this (and yes he's speaking English)

 

 

[Bek]

46 minutes ago, EccentricM said:

Try this (and yes he's speaking English)

 

 

I can understand the gist of what the sheep farmer is saying, but I think I would still be able to have a good conversation with him about sheep farming and rustling. :))

[EccentricM]

3 minutes ago, Bek said:

I can understand the gist of what the sheep farmer is saying...

I'm impressed!

[Brandon]

1 hour ago, EccentricM said:

Try this (and yes he's speaking English)

 

 

i understood a few words... at this point where me and him would lose what linguists call "mutual intelligibility," you would actually see debate among linguists whether his and my language are even the same, or two different ones!

Edited September 28, 2020 by Brandon