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Do you think that nowadys more people prefer speaking American English?http://easyamericanenglish.blogspot.com/

KJinCali79 · Accepted Answer

I think this depends on one's location and profession. For example, all countries whose native language is English have their own form in some respects. Certain regions are more closely related than others. For example, American and Canadian English is fairly similar despite some spelling and pronunciation differences. Likewise, New Zealander and Australian English have many similarities. I think the question is, therefore, if you are a learner of English from a country whose primary language is other than English, with which form of English are you likely to have the most interaction? It is more likely that Europeans would learn British English, and that South Americans would learn American English. You also see the influence of past relationships, for example, in India, despite many unique words and accents, you will find a tendency toward learning British English; whereas in the Philippines you will find a tendency toward learning American English since it was a U.S. territory for over 50 years and maintains strong cultural ties with Filipino immigrants in the U.S.

Fivejedjon · Answer

I think some learners worry too much about learning one particular variety or another.

While there are undoubtedly differences between the main varieties of English in lexis, grammar and pronunciation, and there can be misunderstandings, generally speakers of the standard dialects of the main varieties can communicate with each other without much real difficulty.

If people have a preference for one variety over another, it is usually, as KJinCali79 suggested, because it is with speakers of that variety that they are likely to have the most interaction.

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousDo you think that nowadays more people prefer speaking American English?

I have no idea what the statistics show on this matter, but more people in the world speak American English than any other variety of English, so it's quite possible that more people prefer it.

Especially the Americans.

CJ

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