ESL = English as a Second Language
Obviously you can't speak like the British queen or a real redneck, but there are some choices in terms of pronunciation, spelling and word choice which you have to make consciously: do you pronounce rs after vowels? do you spell it -ize or -ise? do you say footpath, sidewalk or pavement? etc. etc.
I've never paid attention to such things, so I speak a mixture. I don't pronounce rs after vowels (a manner I've picked up from listening to British audiobooks), but my word choice is usually American (North American, I guess), probably due to the media (Youtube and such) I consume. The spelling depends entirely on my mood.
What about you? Do you prefer one of the variants or do you just pick up things as you go and don't mind?
(note: I'm aware there are a lot of weird regional dialects in both the US and Great Britain; by "American" I mean "General American" or something similar, and by "British" I mean "Received Pronunciation" or something similar)
Obviously you can't speak like the British queen or a real redneck, but there are some choices in terms of pronunciation, spelling and word choice which you have to make consciously: do you pronounce rs after vowels? do you spell it -ize or -ise? do you say footpath, sidewalk or pavement? etc. etc.
I've never paid attention to such things, so I speak a mixture. I don't pronounce rs after vowels (a manner I've picked up from listening to British audiobooks), but my word choice is usually American (North American, I guess), probably due to the media (Youtube and such) I consume. The spelling depends entirely on my mood.
What about you? Do you prefer one of the variants or do you just pick up things as you go and don't mind?
(note: I'm aware there are a lot of weird regional dialects in both the US and Great Britain; by "American" I mean "General American" or something similar, and by "British" I mean "Received Pronunciation" or something similar)
