Can people in the United Kingdom tolerate if I don't speak English correctly, but at least I'm trying?

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Mimi

Yeah, this is not a problem!! Furthermore, your English seems to be good just by reading your question.
Good luck!

Avondrow

Hey - just read some of the garbled text-speak you get on here! A lot of native English speakers could do with following your example!

lulu

you'll get a few who will pick you up on your grammar - but most of us will appreciate that you are trying.

Good luck

lukee

you should be fine

bevsthe1

Ive forgotten what english sounds like I live the the UK !!! Not many people who speak it anymore

old know all

Nobody speaks English correctly - we just all speak it differently. If you can communicate what you want to say, don't worry about it. English is a complicated language capable of expressing very subtle concepts. We spend our lives learning it. I've been speaking it for around 60 years, and I'm still learning.

dave o

if your oral english is as good as your written you're already ahead of 50% of the natives yeh but no but yeh but..........confused? You'll find out when you get here

Crackerjack

If you want to learn to speak English properly,don't go to Birmingham. lol

bobthebrowser

where I live in London,I can go out and about and rarely hear English spoken on the street anyhow.

Yellow Walrus After Dark...

Your question is comprehensive and rhetorical. You have mastered more command of the language than many of the mobile-phone-text-speaking trogs in here. Respect.

Ben.P.

For the most part no.
We seem to be people that have very little tolerance of others that can't be of benefit to ourselves.

BRIAN C

Over half the people in the United Kingdom can't speak English correctly anyrate - you'll be fine.

There will always be the odd person who tries to be difficult but most of us are very friendly.

pin ball

yes . if you try to speak english ,i personally will make you welcome.if you dont try then i wont like you at all. you're doing fine so far. good luck

Helena

From the above sentence, your English sounds fine. Still, so long as you can get the idea across, then we'll be happy. What we really can't stand is immigrants who come, claim benefits (money from the government), refuse to get a job and then refuse to learn English. What we hate even more are people such as the above who say that their country is better, and they want [for example] Sharia law brought in.

Roger H

Nothing wrong with your english, keep on trying, most people will help you if you get stuck. Good luck and Welcome

tiggersangel

If you can make your self understood and show you are trying that's good enough for most of us. There will always be the few who wont like it. It's a pity we don't try as hard with other languages. I've travelled a lot and found people are encouraging and helpful if I try their language. When you look in to our history English is made up of many different languages and the original ones are almost gone. Keep going, you are getting there.

lea n jase

there are that many foreigners in the UK nowadays it just seems the norm, but at least you are trying and I congratulate you on that. Welcome aboard.
I am a Yorkshire lass living in Nottingham and not many people can understand me so what the hell..

Buzzer4

No, they will appreciate it.

swti97

Just remember UK is not only English you'll need to speak Welsh aswell. CYMRAEG

Ivan R

Hello,

(ANS) I think the English are dreadful when it comes to tolerance of languages. Often British tourists go abroad to places like Spain and expect arrogantly that others should always understand them and speak to them in English. Its very arrogant to have this kind of attitude.

**NO! I think most English people are reasonably tolerant of visitors or people who have to come here to work. Its always appreciated if you try to speak the local language.

** if I don't speak English correctly, but at least I'm trying? Thats the point, at least your trying thats all that matters I think.

**Remember the British are spoilt to begin with because English has become an international language, so that means British people DON'T have to try as hard as other people when it comes to languages. British people seem just to expect other to speak English it's very unfortunate.

Ivan

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