Looking at these two sentences, can you tell if the person who wrote was English, American or neither,,? Help?

Question

I need you to look at these two sentences, and tell me which you think it is : English or american... and how can you tell...

the sentences are:

Still very apprehensive with regards to the exams, so that problem is sorted as well

Hmm, therefore the UK sounds like the most viable option out of the lot,


Well, which is it, and how could you tell?

Answer 1

I'd guess the writer is English. An American would say "nervous about" instead of "apprehensive in regards to", and "taken care of" instead of "sorted". And an American would probably use "likely", as opposed to "viable", and "out of the group/bunch" instead of "out of the lot".
It's subtle, but that's my guess.

Answer 2

It sounds like the person is from the UK. The thing that stood out to me was "out of the lot". Thats a very common UK phrase. For example, It's in Harry Potter a bunch of times. Look at the words used and the order of words in the sentences. It sounds like it's from the UK to me.

Answer 3

Well i am Portuguese, but from what i know about English and American I'd say English...i never heard an American using this: "with regards to the exams"....you would use something different like "concerning the exams...." or similar!

Answer 4

I think the second is english coz that doesnt sound as wierd
Ive lived in england all my life and i have never heard anyone say the former. The first sounds like something they say on bridget jones or something, trying to make yourself seem clever by using big words

Answer 5

"sorted" in this sense is much more common in the UK, especially since it's not "sorted out". "Lot" is less indicative, but it's still more common in UK English, so I'd go with UK.

Answer 6

My first reaction was it is someone from India who studied the English language.