American English 001

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[PIANOPHUNGUY]

The Spanish speakers in the US are either learning English, going home due to the inability to find work or dying off. We all do you know. Since there are so many British accents in Britain, Americans should go over there as part of the Peace Corps and teach them to pronouce the words the correct way. British English changed a lot since 1620 or so.

[PIANOPHUNGUY]

@mathiascg They probably teach you British English in Argentina, because they conquered you, right? Countries conquered always learn the language of the victors.

[milton216]

how can i contact steve :D

he's the cutest english teacher i've ever seen :)

[fosterslover]

No dialect of English is inherently superior or more "legitimate" than another. Anywhere you go, language is constantly evolving. Modern day British English is radically different than it was 100 years ago and the same holds true in America. A dialect only attains "legitimacy" when it is backed by some power that seeks to make it so.

[sw1000xg]

@fosterslover If you cannot learn a language from wenst it came, then learn Spanish and be done with the Engilsh language!!! You don't seem to have a problem learning that, with correct pronunciation? So why can you not speak English then? It's only American, because you have a had time understanding English... Shame really, ignorance in America seems to be bliss...

[fosterslover]

@sw1000xg

Language constantly evolves and diverges to form new dialects. From your perspective, British English is proper because that's what you've been taught through the media and in government, but that is an artificial thought. Language is an arbitrary system; there is no way to categorize a language or dialect as more intuitive than another. So drop that provincial outlook and learn to embrace some variety in the world.

[sw1000xg]

@fosterslover Instead of being so ignorant, learn to speak your first and formost language correctly!!! It's said wrong because you clearly don't know any better!!! No-one else seems to have a problem learning English the correct way. But Americans go out of there way to say things wrong... An American is told "it's MATHS" but Americans won't have that because to you it's MATH!!! And that's the end of it, you will not be told... So you are labled retarded, and so it must be!

[fosterslover]

@sw1000xg

How many times do I have to say it? There is no "correct" way to speak a language. As such, arbitrary rules can vary between dialects. In American English, "math" is the correct term. If one were to say "maths" in the company of American speakers, he would get some funny looks. Now is there any linguistic reason that "maths" is more correct than "math" in the English language? No, because the rules differ and language is inherently arbitrary.

[sw1000xg]

@fosterslover "Maths" IS the corect way it PLURAL!!! No English is English there is no other language you cannot have American English and change how you spell and pronounce words is not American English. you speak Pigeon English and for of English, because you don't know any better. And there is a way to speak English by learning English, "no correct way" HAHAHAH... Then you are ignorant!

[fosterslover]

@sw1000xg

Rules of grammar don't necessarily apply across dialects. (In fact, many grammatical rules in English are superfluous and don't shift the meaning in any way.) In American English, "Math" is the correct form. This is not unprecedented as many plural forms exist in English without the plural morpheme 's', even in British dialects. Clearly though this argument is futile as you have no understanding of linguistics. As such, I have little motivation to continue this argument.

[sw1000xg]

@fosterslover "no understanding" That's a joke you cannot spell, you cannot probounce, how retarded do you have to be to get your prime language wrong? And then you make up excuses for your inablitly to speak or write in English you people are just to ignorant too learn something or even be told your wrong...

[fosterslover]

@sw1000xg

There's no point in arguing with someone who won't listen to reason. I tried to give you a fair shake, but you're either a fool or a troll (and I hope it's the latter for your sake).

[nostalgiamelancolia1]

Britain is an old country while the USA is a young one.the English language sprang from Britain when the USA did not even exist at that time and Britain was ruling the world.when the English crossed the pond to colonise many lands in the Americas,they brought their language,culture,etc.that's why Americans speak a version of the original form of English brought from Britain.Americans say "Love" like the English,but the word itself was first said by who?the English.

[1canshort]

American English sounds different to 'English English' because it is strongly influenced by the Spanish language. The dates, for example. The British say 'two thousand AND eleven'. Americans say 'two thousand eleven, which is how Spanish speaking people say it. This is just one example.

[Sonnelicht87]

@1canshort American's say, at least I do, "two-thouand eleven" and not "two thousand AND eleven because "two-thousand and (an) eleven(th) would be this 2000.11 in numerical form. Two-thousand eleven would be 2011.

[jeffindenver2002]

good. and kinda sweaty

[thelixir715]

@guyit because we're 2/3 of english speakers :D

[kachala]

nice lesson



[RyneRynofy]

Wow.

[ThePafla]

American english it's amazing . And You are very nice and handsome;) where I can finde more lessons ?

[tinkavon]

why is it prepared specially for Spanish and Chinese??

Though I like american accent much more than british. Maybe it's because of all the movies we see that we are so used to it.

[m3gadeath]

he's so cute!

[Unclesamslair]

I learned American English because of my interest in American movies and television.

[JOSHDcoolbeans]

no offence, but you have some bigass problem with british english

[1canshort]

My comments refer to those who seem to dislike British English, which was already spoken around the world while north America was still in puberty, and still is suffering puberty. The North Americans have decimated the English language.

I like your video, John.

[gordonng04]

the british sound of teacher is contorted...

everything wrong said by the students is really britsh english ...?

[SelenaMGomez4Ever]

I think they want to learn american english caus it's the best

[orgorgorgorgorg]

why should someone want to learn american english if theirs a real english out there?

[CrippledRetardo]

Huh? I don't think it matters what English you were taught since you suck at it.

[michan106]

Because American English is an international language.

[Darusdei]

@michan106, where is american english taught except in the u.s.?

[SoulsofCom]

@Darusdei

Japan,where's my living country.

English is so difficult language for Japanese,then it maybe irrelevant to the matter.

Japanish,what English speaking-people say must be right.hahaha..

[njneopatriot]

@orgorgorgorgorg America is presently the global military power; there are economic advantages that come with being able to communicate/speak a language that is understood by Americans. History reflects genetics & language is spread by means of military occupation &/or conquest. Trade is another means of the spread of language & genetics ... this is why economics & military power play an important role in maintaining universal harmony/coexistence.

[SuperPRAF]

british sounds soo femenine. american sounds more man.

amercian is the best contry of the world.

I would like to visite american

[LosVails]

I was born and raised in the state of California in The United States. There is actually several different American accents. The southern accent, the northern accent, the east aost accent, and the western accent. I myself have a western accent which is a bit more choppy and manly sounding as you seem to like.

[rockyabhay12]

what song is this

[guyit]

why would you want to learn the american version of english?

[Favas1996]

because it is one milion times cooler

british looks soo gay and stupid

[guyit]

British English looks so gay, wow!

What you probably meant was 'Sounds' !

I don't think I can argue with an argument like 'sooo gay and stupid'!!

Well done you have made yourself sound very intelligent!

[Hrajovice]

exactly

[zibabahadori]

cuz americans think they are the best ! lol

[546422]

because its funny haha I love speaking american english

[RoxanneJ81]

@guyit It all depends on where you live. On the European continent, people learn British English because there's a better chance they will deal with folks from the UK. In Central and South America, people tend to want to learn American English because they are more likely to deal with Americans (and Canadians). As far as Asia goes, they'll learn either version of English.

[Dhalsim06]

@RoxanneJ81 You're right about Asia, except for South Korea. The Koreans seem to think that American English is the superior (and sometimes only) version, in fact I've known people who have were turned down in interviews to be an english teacher simply because they didn't have an American accent.

[nostalgiamelancolia1]

@Dhalsim06 If the Koreans believe that the American form of English is superior to the original form,ask them who first said "I love you" the Americans or the British?the point is that no matter how influential and powerful the USA is today,the country was a British colony and that's how Americans inherited the language,period.

[samuraijaysan]

@Dhalsim06 Most people in East/SE Asia gravitate towards American English. The Philippines is the third highest population of english speakers in the world and Koreans and Japanese flock to their colleges to learn American English. American English is language of business all over the world. Americans have their own idiosyncracies but in general they pronounce the consonants moreso than the brits. Water= WahTehr in American English, In England it is Woh-tah or Woh-A

[joaokratos789]

@RoxanneJ81 that's not true in Europe we do learn a kind of American English because it's easier for all kind of students to understand. British English it's very nice to hear but a bit more difficult to understand...

[SawLots]

@joaokratos789

The irritating music makes it hard to concentrate is the irritating music something to do with learning English? Portugal? don't tell lies they learn English in Europe the European Union documents are typed in English the language from England. This U.S. jealousy is childish.

[mathiascg]

@RoxanneJ81 That is not always true. I live in Argentina, and here many schools teach british english instead of american. This is because many institutions prepare their students to sit for many british examinations such as FCE, IGCSE, CAE, As levels, etc.

[isaaccontractor]

@RoxanneJ81 and in africa people speak british english

[isaaccontractor]

Respond to this video... american english is useles but british english is better

[Algerianbrahim]

@guyit Simply cos British English is greatly influenced by Northern American English due to Americanization.

[SawLots]

@Algerianbrahim

Apart from America being a continent and not a country without an official language why would somebody learn an abbreviation of a language? Asia we learn English Pakistan English India English Australia English New Zealand English. I think the fastest-growing language in the U.S. Is Spanish. people in the U.S. are culturally ignorant and think the U.S. has a culture that influence others.

[samuraijaysan]

@SawLots The US does have a culture that influences others. In fact the USA spreads their culture throughout the world more than any other. Modern popular music (Rock, pop, jazz, country, r&b, soul, rap) are all American inventions that is heard and loved all over the world. American TV is the most popular in the world, American slang is copied all over the world. Even hip hop dancing is all over the world. Also, most of the world has always tried to emulate the american standard of living.

[richardmiles2470]

Is there any video which summaries ALL rules of american?

[richardmiles2470]

thanx 4 help

[richardmiles2470]

Whats song?

[ShaunAndrewUK]

You do know that not all brits sound the same.

We all have different accents.

North and South England, In the South they sound like posh fucks

[shimmeny]

What about cockneys? They don't sound posh.

[skaterG40]

no offence but wats posh? does it mean retarded or sumthin?

[Bambabidou]

Steve is cute!

[peteq1972]

British English? like proper English you mean, English English. It`s called The Queen`s English

I`ve got one for you...

Alu - minium... put them together you get Aluminium, not A - loominum, Aloominum.

[aeaw10]

uh, dude.... not even the Queen speaks The Queen's English anymore... language changes, get used to it.

and um...

"Car" = "ca + RRRR" not "Ca...."

[graceyyydoll]

the 'british' part is rubbish

i'm british and none of us say lawyah or doctah

idiot.

[americandollar68]

Oh god his dimple is so sexy!

[tankimlow]

lol why Chinese? It should be Spanish, France, Italian, Japanese. Chinese can speak very well English.

[punchthedog]

American English gradually came into being, and continues to grow, by the dubious process of a very large number of Americans getting British English spelling, grammar and pronunciation wrong. But seeing as so many people get things wrong, no one really notices, and so, these mistakes get adopted into popular usage.

[wiesb80]

US VEI ????

[JohnDkar]

the U.S.of "A".... USA United States of America  ..hmm got it?...hope you did

[Ulmeyda08]

What Americans forget is that there is no such thing as an English accent or (british) that's just the sound of the language being spoken correctly.

[MyOddThoughts]

Is that to say that the American dialect of English is being spoken incorrectly? With an incorrect accent? I believe American is different enough than British/English to be called its own dialect with an accent different enough than the British accent. Yes, I said it. The accent of British/English.

But in a nutshell, I don't think either should be called improper or proper.

[Ulmeyda08]

Yes but the American version is not the orignal, it is a mutated, severed version. Thus the English version is the correct and original form.

For Example

Colour

Color

Americans for some strange reason have got rid of the "U's" in many words.

what the hell is a col-or. it's supposed to have a "eur" sound in it, hence why the original contains a "U". Again with "Favorite", they leave out a "U" so it sounds like "favo-rite' which is missing the "eur" again . You get my point?

[reginablablabla]

Well Brits for some strange reason never pronounce the 'T' & 'R' sound.

Docter become docta

Whatever become whaoeva

[Ulmeyda08]

No, Nobody in britian pronounces "whatever" whaoeva" and "docter" "docta" that's something a 5 year old would do.

[krotsin]

American English is the best. It is more clearer and more understandable than British English.

[DolchiO07]

You mean English English? lol Don't judge it based on regional accents, listen to standard english, proper english. It's easy to understand, with no vowel shifting like you americans do. (Since when is there an "a" in doctor? "dactor"?)

[jophus82]

I don't know anyone who pronounces doctor that way.... :-) The only americans who even know how to spell it out are geeks who import doctor who, otherwise it's just dr.

[DolchiO07]

The thing is, your probably pronouncing "dactor" the way an american would where the "a"sounds like an "e" to our ears, "dector". Pronounce the "a" like a british person would and drag it out the way americans usually do "daaactor".

[jophus82]

This is really amusing from me, because even within the midwest, chicago has a distinct accent. I am from chicago, where we are HEAVY with the a sound.

We do put the emphasis on the first part of doctor. I'm trying to picture stephen fry saying doctor and I can see him sounding out the "or" part where we almost say doct'r.

[jophus82]

You might find this amusing, it is making fun of the chicago accent. It's from Saturday night live, a skit called superfans which is hilarious if you can find whole clips somewhere. This even features the heavy A, I was talking about.

watch?v=NLjmnXJ8cJE&feature=re­lated

[DolchiO07]

Lol, it is amusing yes, but nothing I haven't heard before. I hear this american italian accent all the time on TV.

Like apincle further down the comments, I'm geordie; a geordie is someone who lives in or around Newcastle in the north east of England. We also have a VERY distinctive accent. Nothing like standard english. We are known for talking really fast, or as we would say "W naan f taakin geet fast lyk!".

[DolchiO07]

We would pronounce doctor like "docta" but with a blurry "t" so that it sort of sounds like "docda".

Brian Johnson, the singer from ACDC has a geordie accent although its relatively mild like mine. Here's an interview with him from from new zealand. From about 1min 30s in

watch?v=qdqLmT4IRac

Or if you want to see a stronger version, here's another video for you.

watch?v=oSHHbfY6MVc

[DolchiO07]

This final video is a man doing a video blog diary, pretending to be a "charva", its a subculture of people here in the UK best described to you americans as trailer trash meets gangster on a budget. This man is basically taking the piss out of them. It features a strong geordie accent, HOWEVER it is mixed with charva slang words and the strange speech impediment that they have.

watch?v=_bnHx_l4qVE

I hope this is available in the US, every american needs to see this. IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND!

[jophus82]

Its like ali g meets people from a guy ritchie movie... :-)

[jophus82]

It reminds me almost of the guy lauren likes...

watch?v=SgaYPPUJ9uc

[jophus82]

I'm from Chicago but I have a few friends in London. I have to disagree with you like Dolchi. Their vocabulary is wider than the majority of Americans, so they're a lot more descriptive and articulate for the most part. I would even argue that if you weren't american you would be able to understand proper english better than even a midwestern accent.

[chuyee25]

I love it.

Thanks for uploading.

[NCiewnaiq]

can anyone tell me the name of the song?

[shannonalison]

go to 4:05

[DonaldBoyProduction]

wow you can talk english

well done

[Slater071]

Non English people use the language that belongs to the English.

The best accent in terms of clarity are the middle classes in England. All the other dialects are barely understandable outside their region...Scouse, geordie, brummie, mancunian, cockney, welsh...the scottish can be alot clearer.

[XxBaybeeEllxX]

I LOVED YOU SO MUCH BUT YOU CHEATED ON ME

[rida003]

thank you

[tysonuk]

i am english, american english is a alot more clear, relaxed and so much easier to understand, if any americans come on vacation to England, travel around the the north of england, and be shocked by how many accents there and and how extreme they sound to each other.

[apincle]

Yes. I'm a geordie and I have to speak very slowly in other parts of the country

[apincle]

The SNP fought a campaign to have the word 'Gullible' removed from the dictionary on the grouds that, as a celtic word, it was offensive to calladonians.

Consequentially, you won't find the word 'gullible' in ANY dictionary released post 1988.

[unbelievable110]

wow``there have pin yin chinese```

[Sardcor]

Does anyone want to learn some Russian? :-)

[hada1996]

mee

[syiunshi]

potatos

[deathturtle911]

whats the opening song?

[laochan0]

赞!!!

[br0ni3]

In britain we don't pronaounce it lawya or docta or anything like that. get your facts right

[theyounglaz]

exactly

[apincle]

Oddly, few years ago the U.S. made English its official language. Funny that England doesn't have English as its official language.

[666Tickletoes666]

so how do we pronouce it?

[Tedbaker20]

Yes but this is American English dumbass

[therealslimshady1112]

are you kidding?i have a friend he is british and he says lawya teacha.and by the way i think that american english is much easier than the british.i aint american,but i speak american english fluently.

[theyounglaz]

No kidding! :D Your British friend probably does not speak proper English. In the UK there are many dialects and accents... even if this is a way smaller counrty than yours :)

[INIGUEZELI]

that's very fun video! i love philadelphia!

[romanticag]

this is stilted and I hardly see the use.

If you were to incorporate fuller phrases vs. single words- perahps it would be more effective. You should also break down the phenomes and phonemes (sounds and sight words combinations) so your students would understand the difference in pronounciation.

[devenlee]

man, wtf, this fellow american is embarassing as hell. american english 101? give me a fuckin break haha

[nightfevers]

Steve should go back to teachers' training school.  He is a complete boob!

[JackBurt1101]

the end of the video is pretty funny..lol

[realcooldude0487]

And he should learn to pronounce more voiced "s" where it's necessary. For example in words like "what's" or "words". He needs a teacher. He should come to me.

[realcooldude0487]

I don't like his American English because it's not Standard American English because he almost never uses the cot-caught-merger in words like for example from. Unfortunately many American don't stick to this wonderful merger which is part of Standard American English. In my opinion the th-sound should be abolished because it's a very terrible lisp!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LatifahPrincess]

of course...

i love british its da original version of english... ENGLAND - ENGLISH

[jasmoism]

Anyone knows what is the name of song in the opening( Or Back Ground)? Thanks

[cyruslb]

The performer is Jack Johnson but i don't remember a title.

[blueoystercult22]

dont learn 'english american' they cant even pronounce aluminium or aloominum as they would say you should make a video to teach americans.

[dachshundlola]

Your statement is too broad for all the US. Different parts of the country ( ex New York City where I am from vs Boston )say and pronounce words differently. For example in NYC we pronounce water " wata". I have visited the UK and they pronounce words differently in different regions. Your comment is very stuck up, I would not criticize the way you speak English no matter how strange you sounded to me.

[poshbird65]

well actually, oyster, "aluminium" is spelled "aluminum" in the U.S. so it's not a *mis*pronunciation, just a spelling variation.

[nerdlinger123]

i dont think there really is an american english language because its basically the same with a few words spelt differently. it doesnt really matter how you proounce the word because in countries people pronounce words differently depending were abouts in that country they are from. so having an american english language is just like having a london english language because they pronounce words differently to the people in the north of england

[Laci08]

the guy repeating is hilarious.

[Misterdrink123]

lol what can i say...steve taught me all my english skills.

[fatorych]

American English is awesome... British sound kinda like "we are better than u"...

That's why I decided to spend my High School Year in the United states...

But different people different opinions..

[mooneepondskid]

Oh yes ,I forgot the americans invented english. Please forgive me oh so enlightened one.

[xKingKong21]

nobody fuckin 'invented' english ya wise ass fuck. it evolved. american english is just as legit. both are just languages that evolved from other ones. see you later speed racer.

[mooneepondskid]

I say this with no offence to you Steve,but I think its better for foreigners to learn proper english and not the american dialect of english. Your "student" is actually speaking properly and doesnt need to be corrected with american sounds.

[irishprick86]

No, the student isn't speaking properly. It's teacher not teacha, and doctor not docta. The American sounds are the correct sounds

[mehdi7687]

I'm sorry! you should not say: american sounds are the correct nor british sounds are the right! do you know something? inside the US itself there is zillions and zillions of accents! so?! witch one you'll choose? if every body agree that American english is the standard accent so it is.. otherwise you can't decide by your self! every region has it's own sound and are the right ones inside that region. Thank you

[xKingKong21]

yeah you're right tough guy. i don't sound anything like teacher steve there.

[awataka]

Texas American English is the most fluent English, and it has the best sentence constructions I've listened to in my life.

But of course British English is the best, but American English is clearer and more understandable.

[Illongo]

Teacher Steve looks so cute! Funny video.

[tejsinghyadav]

Wonderfull and informative

[noTfAckiNmE]

cool ^^

[cossheisnmzenna]

good bloopers :)