Is it British-English or American-English? or is it a mix of both?
(i hope the question was clear enough :) )
2006-10-01 08:24:16 · 19 answers · asked by emma 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
well, English is ONE of the most spoken languages
2006-10-01 08:26:19 · update #1
sorry, i guess it is Chinese after all, sorry! i was just wondering :(
2006-10-01 08:30:32 · update #2
American english and the guy above me is wrong there is a differance............ Its proven on this site and the chick above him Mandarin is the most spoken language english follows behind Dont be sorry hun you were close enough............
2006-10-01 08:30:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to the World Factbook, aided with Aneki, and the Guinness World Records English is currently the 2nd most commonly spoken language in the world. The variations in the several subsets of english are not entirely dissimilar between American and British. The english language uses a lot of French words in their definitions and context.
Hope it answers your question.
2006-10-01 15:34:34 · answer #2 · answered by Sage 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My experience has been that "americanized" English is the most common in non-anglo countries simply because they learn it through personal contact, and there are more Americans than Brits. And to say that Chinese is the "most spoken" because there are more of them than us is incorrect. When you take into account the number of non-anglos (including Chinese!) that speak English as their second (or third) language, English is clearly the most spoken. If you are in Caracas, Stuttgart, Istanbul, or St. Petersburg, "Ni hao ma?" is going to get you a lot of blank stares, but "How are you?" is going to get you a lot of friendly smiles.
2006-10-01 16:38:35 · answer #3 · answered by Pete 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
British English and American English are quite similair the main differences are the accent and some of the sayings like "bloody h*ll"...soo i would say that it is mainly American-English which is the most diverse english.
2006-10-01 15:30:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is not usually considered the msot spoken language.
And obviously it would be a MIX of American and British English.
2006-10-01 15:25:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is English, to break it up into American and British just begs for it to be broken further, such as southern US, Midwest US, New England, and never mind the whole Ebonics arguement.
2006-10-01 15:29:57 · answer #6 · answered by Son of a Mitch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
English is probably the 3rd or 4th most spoken language.
2006-10-01 15:27:26 · answer #7 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would depend entirely upon THE MEDIA and it's effects on the (foreign) culture. - In my international travels (I have spanned the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii and across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe and to Jamaica) I notice how the news media has an effect on the general public. As I communicated with the populous (over there) I noticed many "Americanisms"; phrases that are commonplace throughout certain regions repeated. Many such phrases are improperly used.
So... that depends upon who you contact overseas, their age and thier schooling / training.
2006-10-01 15:36:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Indian English is the most spoken variant of English in the world.
* India has 350,000,000 native English spakers and users,
* 251,388,301 in the USA,
* 200,000,000–300,000,000 speakers and users in China
* 59,600,000 in Great Britain.
2006-10-01 15:26:26 · answer #9 · answered by Chris C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's British-English
2006-10-01 15:34:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋