Learning English

Learning is a lifelong effort. "Consider a language ... language serves to describe a combination of colored squares on a surface. The squares form a complex like a chessboard. There are red, green, white and black squares. The words of the language are 'red', 'green', 'white', 'black', and a sentence is a series of these words. They describe an arrangement of squares in an order." -- Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher (20th century)

Learning British English

If you don't mind learning British English (the English spoken in England), BBC Learning English is now part of the You-Tube network as well as Twitter.

Remember, American English (variously abbreviated AmE, AE, AmEng, USEng, en-US) is different from British English in terms of spelling (a classic example being the dropped "u" in words such as color/colour), grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and slang usage. Nonetheless, American English has become one of the most popular spoken English.

However, I believe English Learners should exposes themselves to a variety of different English accents and dialects. An accent is a manner of pronunciation of a language (such as found in American English, British English, Australian English, South African English or other English Languages) , while dialects are varieties of language differing in vocabulary, syntax , and morphology, as well as pronunciation. Dialects are usually spoken by a group united by geography or social status as found in the Southern American English.
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