American english will disapear with the time , are u worried about it ???
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Language evolves over time. That's why modern American English is different than colonial American English, and why both American English and modern British English are both differnet than Middle Ages English.\n\nAdd to that the fact that dialect, slang and accent affects language by region. I've watched people from the deep South try to have a conversation with folks from Brooklyn, and it's really amusing. Both have to speak very slowly, and avoid any regional colloguialisms. So, by that standard, there isn't even one single modern American English, there are many regional variants and dialects.\n\nLanguage changes over time. Some features remain constant, others shift or evolve or are lost. That's the nature of organic systems. Even spellings have changed. \n\nTrying to stop that is pointless.
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I dont even know where to start on this one. I really hope you dont speak english as your main language. \n\nSTANDARD AMERICAN ENGLISH MOTHERF***ER DO YOU SPEAK IT?!
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The Americans are killing the English Language, I know that much. I wish they would call it American bcause it certainly is not English that they speak.
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Fascinating dialect you have there...\n\n(yes - I get a bit annoyed when people spell the way they speak, but hey...what can you expect when teachers aren't allowed to correct their spelling? Might hurt the little dears' egos...)
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I have to chuckle....It's funny but true..We Americans did steal it and can't speak it....Spelling is even a whole nother gummy bag. You can tell that from reading some of the questions and answers posted here.
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I don't care as long as the accent does not interfere in the lessons and causes difficulty in understanding what is being said. For example, I have a geography professor in college that has a very thick accent, and it was so hard to understand from the beginning. I thought that I would never get used to it. Half a year has passed so far, and it is getting so much better because I got used to it. Still, sometimes, when she talks it's kind of hard to understand. What's crazy is that there is this one student in the class, and he gives perfect answers to every question. But he uses words that are hard for her to understand, so she would always ask him, "What do you mean?" So, yeah. I completely understand what you're talking about. It is hard, and I hope that I don't get anyone like that again this upcoming semester.
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yes.....if you don't practice it or be around people that speak the language eventually you will lose it... unfortunately...im a perfect example.
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I once watched a great show on the history channel about the history of english. it was broken down in to three shows, old, middle and modern english. this isn't an answer, but i would try the history channel web site and she if they have any resources.
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The english language changes over time. Words that once ment one thing can mean a totally different thing a few years later. We don't hi-jack words. Society as a hole changes them and accepts them. I could give you countless exsamples of how words and thier means have changed. If you don't believe me, go ask a High School engilsh teacher some of the most recent changes that they hear every day.
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People are lazy and indifferent. Chatrooms certainly don't help.\n\nI'm from England, and I think it's ridiculous that I'm tested on English by a bunch of Americans (the SAT, the Regents, the GRE). I'm also sick of professors correcting me when I spell "defence" with a "c" or "speciality" with an "i."\n\nThose words are SUPPOSED to be spelled that way, you dumb college professors!\n\nI don't have a problem with Americans spelling "speciality" without an "i" or "colour" without a "u," but don't expect me to do the same.
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I am a High School English teacher, my sister is and Elementary School teacher and our cousin teaches special needs so I think I can answer this with a degree of knowledge.....the answer is a definitive ....YES.  newyorkgal 71 says that she believes that most teachers just don't care anymore but I can tell you that those of us who do care see a drastic down slide in the grammatical structure of most individuals writing and speech. I believe it is because we as a society have made it acceptable to use slang as a substitute for appropriate speech, until we as a whole make a change we as teachers can teach and instruct as much as we can and want but  what is learned at home will usually prevail.
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The Google?!!! You sound like our smart prez who recently said he pulled maps from "the google!"  Omg, this man is a dunce! The year before it was "the internets!"  Oh well, he is "the decider!" after all!  My only response to your question is you sound like the "ugly american" everything should be in English, by golly-by-gum!
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People can speak whatever language they want.  Just don't expect the Americans who speak English to change.  I think it'd be like going to France and forcing them to speak English.
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This is not the answer that you're looking for.\n\nI just have a major bee in my bonnet about the abhorrent standard of English used in this media.\n\nThanks. I have got it off my chest now !
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I propose we change the version of english spoken in the US, and call it American. Being that we are a bigger and meaner country than England, we can bully them and say we speak proper english, but truth be told, English is from England.
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NO! It shouldn't.\n\nPerhaps there can be 'internetspeak dictionaries' that contain all the terms, but we don't want to reduce the language, not reduce it. That makes everything so much harder. It's not real, it's just stupid and pointless. It's unprofessional. English is a perfect, developed and perfected. We don't need to screw it up.\n\nAnd it's not the norm. Not everyone writes like that. There are many literate people. It's only the norm for lazy people, and it'll lead them into incompetence.\n\nYou're a prime example. You don't know much about /grammar/ because you speak like that. You've abandoned spelling. Grammar is spelled with an a, friend.\n\nEver read 1984? Let's veer away from a world like that and your modern day version of 'newspeak'.
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YES,i agree with you!!! There should NOT even have to be a question of this!!! ENGLISH is the language that Americans have been speaking since this country was FOUNDED!!! Why should people even WANT to change it NOW?? And,as for OTE (other than English),i have NO problems with people speaking their own language, UNLESS,they are around people who do NOT speak their language!!!! THEN,i think it is RUDE and INSULTING!!!Those of you who speak other foreign languages,PLEASE have enough CONSIDERATION for others around you,who DON'T!!!