English Grammar Daily

#SINGALONG #SATURDAY 🤓 We've learned about AMERICAN ENGLISH this week and this song has some good examples of the differences between British and American English. 👇 Read the lyrics and guess which is British English. Then listen and check! Things have come to a pretty pass Our romance is growing flat, For you like this and the other While I go for this and that, Goodness knows what the end will be Oh I don't know where I'm at It looks as if we two will never be one Something must be done: You say either and I say either, You say neither and I say neither Either, either Neither, neither, Let's call the whole thing off. You like potato and I like ‘potahto’, You like tomato and I like ‘tomahto’ Potato, ‘potahto’, Tomato, ‘tomahto’, Let's call the whole thing off But oh, if we call the whole thing off Then we must part And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart So if you like pyjamas and I like ‘pyjahmas’, I'll wear pyjamas and give up ‘Pyajahmas’ For we know we need each other so we, Better call the whole off off Let's call the whole thing off. You say laughter and I say ‘larfter’, You say after and I say ‘arfter’ Laughter, ‘larfter’ after ‘arfter’, Let's call the whole thing off, You like vanilla and I like ‘vanella’, You ‘saspiralla’, and I ‘saspirella’ Vanilla ‘vanella’ chocolate strawberry, Let's call the whole thing off But oh if we call the whole thing of then we must part And oh, if we ever part, then that might break my heart So if you go for oysters and I go for ‘ersters’, I'll order oysters and cancel the ‘ersters’ For we know we need each other so we, Better call the calling off off, Let's call the whole thing off. Let's call the whole thing off.

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#AMERICAN #DIALECTS 🇺🇸 AMERICAN ENGLISH has its own internal variations. Here are some ways different parts of the US are different. ‘Howdy!’ is a greeting most commonly heard in Texas. In Southern US states, Y’’all is the second person plural pronoun: • Y’all be good now while mama’s gone! Also in the Southern US, ‘bless you heart’ means ‘I feel sorry for you’ it’s sometimes used sarcastically: • You’ve lost your car keys? Well bless your heart! The adverb ‘hella’ means ‘very’ in some parts of Californnia: • They’ve been hella foolish not to prepare! The adverb ‘liketa’ means ‘almost’ in central parts of the US: • He liketa died of shock! 🫑 This is known as a ‘pepper’, ‘chili’ or even a ‘mango’ in different pats of the US

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