I think it's a good language which works that well that a large proportion of the human race uses it. Other strong languages which are similarly or even more widely used include Spanish, Hindustani and of course Mandarin.
Like any widely used language, there are different dialects and versions, some of which are more widely understandable by users of other versions than others. I would suggest the best are those that are most easily understood by the widest number of people. In these most international of days, I would suggest that the most easily translatable version is one with the least area specific variations possible, and spoken with the more gentle of accents.
It is a very similar situation between (European) Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese - only that those two languages have perhaps diverged slightly more. Some of the conservative Portuguese get quite humpy with what their former colony has done to the language. But it really doesn't matter. Languages change - with time, and with distance. The Latin of the Romans survives today as French, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Moldovian, etc. None are better - they have just changed and gone in different directions.
Do I like (UK) English? Well yes. Whenever Microsoft try to correct my spelling into so called English International (US English), I enjoy resisting. It identifies me, who I am. Not better than anyone else born in other countries, but who I am.
I am learning English,But I think British English hard to learn than America English.
I had the mistakes in grammar?? :)
Yes, for the most part. Off soon to visit my UK friend here in Budapest.
I am an American and my husband is Hungarian, accents all over the place here!
I met a lady in HU from Kent, very posh sounding voice, my friend is easy for me to understand she is from London.
My friend is cool, she will first use a British term and then say it again in American. I guess she really wants me to know what she is talking about, boot sales, bonnets and such, very cute...
My eldest sister lived in London for over 10 years, what a strange accent she picked up, American?British with a bit of Welsh and Irish from her friends.
I really dislike the sound of my American voice but not much I can do about it, most people here think it's cute because they don't hear it everyday and I use Hungarian words with English.
I have picked up a unusual sort of style of speaking from having parents from New England, living in Hawaii and Calif. and living for 40 years around Hungarians.
British English? Which one?
Do you mean English, Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish? All of them are British. They are all sub divided into regional accents.
Absolutely. I'm British and this is the language I speak. American English pervades all across the world, and because of that, British English retains an authenticity.
In't that right geezer?
I love British English. I mean, whilst I wear trousers, Americans just go around wearing pants.
American English is actually more Spanish than British English - with hundreds of Spanish words.
Yes, I do like British English and at it's very best, this is what it is like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px5hvNWo...
Americans, eat your hearts out, for every single day 1,000 productions of William Shakespeare's plays go on stage right around the Globe.
London UK
I like it very much. In fact, I majored in English when i was in college and I tried to learn British accent at that time.
Yes especially the English that I speak Cockney English, you see there are other strains to the language within the country. Yorrik's video shows Michael Cain an east Londoner speaking melodious Cockney.
Up the 'ammers
