Do you prefer American English or British English?

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nicola p

I am from England, the toilet is now the restroom, I think it sounds nicer...junction is now intersection, it's easier when finding my way around.....pub is now bar, because the bars here will never seem like a pub to me....pavement is still that, not sidewalk, just seems like it should be that, my fringe is still that but I like the term bangs, although I don't get it?....I love liquor store for off licence, my mobile phone is now my cell phone, I prefer that...the climbing frame is still that, I don't like the term jungle gym....I like sneakers but I still wear trainers...I could go on all day but you want to know which I prefer, so, I have to say British English, the reason?....for me it is a great conversation starter, if an American hears some of my englishisms they love to hear more!!..My American husband would probably send me back home if I went all American on him!!!

By the way....my American family have adopted some of my terms for things, they love them, but they still look at me quizically if I tell them I bought something 'on offer'!!!!

Funny story...I went in to the store/shop and asked if they had anything for 'wind'...the lady asked me if it was a kite I was looking for!!!!.....I had gas

And I still wear knickers!!!....panties just sounds too sexy for general use!!!....

Amara

I, being American, prefer American English. Although I must admit that those British terms combined with the accent make them sound more intelligent.

king style

obviously, British English is the English sounds perfect English than rest of the world,s English

wackadoo

I use American... but I think British English sounds nicer.

Malaysia

American English

sexyloca292

British

serhell

British English, as a whole the grammar is used more correctly, and the vocabulary is broader.

Kria

british english - ofcourse!!

happyha31

I prefer American English. I don't understand those words that Brits use.

Sheriff

I am not a native english speaker, but i prefer British english
when i speak with people from britan i am amaze, how
good can sound the english accent and beside I understand better than American english

langdonrjones

I tend to prefer the British forms, largely because the American ones tend to be so matter-of-fact (for example, traffic circle and roundabout). However, there is at least one American form I like. I wish that in Britain we would say 'have gotten' instead of 'have got'. The American form is older and more elegant.

ludacrusher

British English

Toto

American English has more sens and is more flexible in express the sens. Has many "mistakes" but is much easier to communicate.

Chaos

Who cares, English is English.

Still@Work

Because I'm American, I'd have to go with American-English too since it's what I'm used to. But every now and then I like to go all Madonna-like and throw in something with a British-tinge. Just cause it's fun.

catwomanmeeeeow

American. Although I used to go to a British school and had a British accent for a while and used British slang. I still sometimes say I have to "go to the loo".
Going from an American school to a British one, I sure had some misunderstandings, though. Someone at school asked if they could borrow my "liquid". Only after a confused moment did I realize they wanted my "white-out".

JahMekYa

The American way is in my hair but the British way has a touch of class I like

amazon173

British English

KeltWitch

American. I just cannot get with calling the trunk of a car a "boot".

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Brandi

American has become easier now for me though I grew up with the Brit system

gypsy

i too grew up with American English, but now i live in Europe where "British English" is spoken. i have to say that i too prefer the American way, but i think its because i was brought up hearing it and anything else is strange sounding to us. there are so many words which have different meanings, there actually should be a dictionary written in the 2 Englishes!

sarch_uk

The Queen's English of course!

jasmine

both

airbob61@verizon.net

Why should it matter, the important thing is that we are able to communicate.

Aaron

I prefer British..as I am British, I feel as if America has taken the British English and changed it and it shouldn't be called English it should be called American, they need to stop telling me im spelling things wrong. Original English for the win!

tom_nearhood

You're right the english have some strange idioms and terms. It's no wonder we left. How long did it take for the english to change to americanish?

Grom

the pronuncation of English is better but the both are simillar.it is the same to me.

Look on the bright side.

There's no such thing as British English!!

neilinhp

ALL THE TIME.

Cape

Amaerican English is great for can-do people. Anyone else interested in things about culture or personality, forget it. It's a simplified form of a very rich language (English - this island has been invaded many times in the past, has taken it's culture to most corners of the world, and now the former colonies are colonising their mother-capital in their turn), and colonial like this, it cuts out a lot of appreciation of the good things in life.
Leave the Americans alone. Their main focus should be saving the planet.

fe2bsho

I don't know, but I've got to use the toilet!

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