Never mind the differences with Spanish in Spain and South America...

Al the optimist

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• May 12, 2015

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What about English national and regional variances to drive native speakers of other languages absolutely nuts?

 

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• May 12, 2015

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Al the optimist said:

What about English national and regional variances to drive native speakers of other languages absolutely nuts?

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Aye, ah ken whit ye mean, bit whit aboot us Scots. Whae's like us an' oor blether?

Buen Camino, or if you prefer old chap "gaun yersel' wee man"

 

Al the optimist

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• May 12, 2015

• #3

Nar d yow maen jocks or Glaswegians?

 

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• May 12, 2015

• #4

That make languages SO interesting! In English you don't even have to go regional to get confused. How about the variations on "get"? Get in, get into, get over, get up, get-up, get along, get on, get to, get up to, etc.

 

Al the optimist

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• May 12, 2015

• #5

Ah the phrasal verbs so dreaded by so many!

 

bystander

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• May 12, 2015

• #6

STOP THIS THREAD IMMEDIATELY!!!!

Explaining English English to even fluent, but not British, English speakers, i.e. those for whom a form of English (think American/Canadian/Australian/NZ etc) is their first language, is nigh on impossible let alone trying to explain it to those for whom it is a second language!!!

And for those of you who are prosaic enough to think I'm being serious - don't be so silly!

 

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• May 12, 2015

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Al the optimist said:

What about English national and regional variances to drive native speakers of other languages absolutely nuts?

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Native speakers??? What do you think it does to us non-native speakers??? *insert smiley banging head against wall here* SY

 

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• May 12, 2015

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SY, your English is just fine.
Probably better than that of many of us who grew up with it. You will have learned grammar.........

 

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• May 12, 2015

• #9

Complicated by people putt the em far sis on the wong sill ah bull

 

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• May 12, 2015

• #10

SYates said:

Native speakers??? What do you think it does to us non-native speakers??? *insert smiley banging head against wall here* SY

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There you go SY:

 

SYates

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• May 13, 2015

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Canuck said:

There you go SY:

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Thank you! I will cherish it forever *no matter the headache* SY

 

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• May 13, 2015

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SYates said:

Thank you! I will cherish it forever *no matter the headache* SY

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De nada.
Cheers

 

Al the optimist

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• May 13, 2015

• #13

Luv the smiley Canuck