I Am Stuck In Between Uk English and Us English

i get taught english by a american and talk to british friends online.

i think american english is little easier to understand

like once my british friend said he lived in a flat.

i did not know what to think til he said it was a apartment!

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Wishingwellguy · 46-50, M

Unfortunately American slang could never truly be classed as “ the English language “ just a bad interpretation of English

Shine · 26-30, F

@Wishingwellguy why?

Wishingwellguy · 46-50, M

It’s just how the language has evolved over the hundreds of year . Migration has had this impact world wide , but it’s sad very few Americans and British people learn a second or third language , because they feel it’s not necessary to do so as most other nations speak “English “ puts other nations ahead of us all sometimes

Shine · 26-30, F

@Wishingwellguy my american english tutor has very good japanese.

i was surprised when i first met him. very impressed.

my parents wanted me to learn english for business

i dont think i would have tried as much otherwise alot of japanese dont

Wishingwellguy · 46-50, M

@Shine I wish I had the patience and mind to learn mandarin or Japanese

approachingmyexpirationdate · 70-79, M

@Wishingwellguy this is coming from love from an American cousin - perhaps you could consider the phrase "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" :)

Cheers!