"Fran Farmer" wrote in message
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On 6/12/2015 8:43 AM, Christina Websell wrote:
"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 05/12/2015 20:44, Christina Websell wrote:


Americans think they speak English, I can assure them that they don't.



Glad that has been sorted out once and for all.

grin Americans used to speak English once: now it's American.

I saw a very interesting TV show quite a few years ago on just this topic.
It suggested that the English now spoken by Americans is more like the
English spoken in the UK a few centuries ago than the sort of English now
spoken in the UK.

The show cited both words still used by Americans that have changed use
over time in the UK and the accent. One example I recall is the way
Americans still use the word "kettle" (ie, a cooking pot, not a spouted
water boiling thingamabob) which is the way it used to be used in the UK
centuries ago. Also the accent in the long "a" when American say "bath"
is the way it used to be said in the UK centuries ago.

Basically, the show said that it was the UK which had changed in the way
it used English whereas Americans had stayed more in line with the speech
and usage of the UK centuries ago.

well, lets not tell an American how to speak English eh? they never will.