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tony123456 Sunday 01st of January 2006 05:11:55 AM
Can someone teachme the English spoken in the 1800's and early 1900's in England? - Hey, what kind of English was this called? It sounds so aristocratic and proper.. completely diffrent from American English... Does it still exist in England today?

Daan Sunday 01st of January 2006 06:53:30 PM
- I believe it was called Queen's English and that it is still used now and then by the rich people in the UK who want to sound posh ;)

Cliven Monday 02nd of January 2006 03:54:59 AM
- Only the upper-class English citizens tend to use it, and there's not a major difference from BE -> QE... I'm not sure about American English. The only really noticable change is the usage of "one" (like "one can go if one wants to").

tony123456 Monday 02nd of January 2006 07:24:29 AM
- Oh, queen English.. wow! Yeah, American English is getting so lazy...it's to bad it really is not common to speak either of those two BE and QE here in America... I like how they speak! Atleast, British English isn't so lazy that American's(younger people) can't even say'I will', sounds to proper, so they just say "we'll".So, it's really uncommon to speak either of those in middle class Britain?Thankyou for the imformation!

Cliven Tuesday 03rd of January 2006 12:49:57 AM
- A rough guide is:
Various dialects = Lower Class
BE = British English = Middle Class
QE = Queen's English = Upper Class
(AE = American English = America)

I tend to talk with BE and a touch of the Yorkshire dialect, and I say "I'll, you'll, he'll" (etc).

tony123456 Tuesday 03rd of January 2006 02:11:30 AM
- What's the yorkshire Dialect? Is it improper for one of the lower class to speak British English or vice versa?What do the younger generations tend to speak(12-19 years )? How old are you Cliven?Do many people in Britain speak AE or is much less common?
Thankyou

Cliven Tuesday 03rd of January 2006 03:11:26 AM
- The Yorkshire Dialect is a dialect of English spoken in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire]Yorkshire[/url] (where I live). Have a look at this: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_accent[/url]

It's not improper for anyone to speak BE, it's just more formal. Most people in Lower- and Middle-Class tend to speak with a regional dialect or accent.

Younger generations tend to speak differently according to where they live, there's no nationwide way of speaking. For example, I'd instantly know if someone came from Liverpool because they would have a Scouse accent. (I'm 14, by the way).

The only people who speak AE in the UK are Americans usually.

You might find this helpful:
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_accents_of_English_speakers[/url]
[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation[/url]

tony123456 Tuesday 03rd of January 2006 08:51:19 AM
- May I use an example from the film 'Titanic'? Near the end of the film one of the crew men on the'Carpathia'asks Rose for her name,in the question he says'May I have your name please love'? Would this support, that this man has the Yorkshire accent?

Cliven Tuesday 03rd of January 2006 05:24:19 PM
- I can't quite remember, but it might be that. An example of something one of my friends might say is (in conversation):

Me: "Giz that money y'owe me"
Him: "Bu' I an't gorrit so tha can't 'ave it."

tony123456 Wednesday 04th of January 2006 09:52:46 AM
- wow... tha's real choppy...:D

Cliven Wednesday 04th of January 2006 11:41:14 PM
- Hehe. Nice try, but I can tell you're American from one word in that sentence :) (Guess which one :))

tony123456 Thursday 05th of January 2006 05:03:06 AM
- Either tha's or wow...lol...is it?

Cliven Thursday 05th of January 2006 05:26:03 AM
- No :)

It was "real"

Where you'd probably say "real" (meaning "very"), a Yorkshireman would probably say one of the following (all meaning the same thing):
"reet" (right)
"propa" (proper)
"well" (well)

or of course "f***ing" :)

tony123456 Thursday 05th of January 2006 06:13:00 AM
- wow.. I wouldn't imagine 'reet' or'proper' working well? 'well' yes and f****' yes ..lol

Cliven Thursday 05th of January 2006 11:39:02 PM
- Think of the definition of the word "real", it fits no better or worse than "right"... though it can be confusing for 'outsiders' ;)

tony123456 Friday 06th of January 2006 04:41:17 AM
- Quick question,everyone/everywhere speaks diffrently in England?

Cliven Friday 06th of January 2006 11:24:02 PM
- Yes... very very differently :)

tony123456 Saturday 07th of January 2006 03:53:53 AM
- wow.. ok thanks.

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	tony123456	Sunday 01st of January 2006 05:11:55 AM
	Can someone teachme the English spoken in the 1800's and early 1900's in England? - Hey, what kind of English was this called? It sounds so aristocratic and proper.. completely diffrent from American English... Does it still exist in England today?
	Daan	Sunday 01st of January 2006 06:53:30 PM
	- I believe it was called Queen's English and that it is still used now and then by the rich people in the UK who want to sound posh ;)
	Cliven	Monday 02nd of January 2006 03:54:59 AM
	- Only the upper-class English citizens tend to use it, and there's not a major difference from BE -> QE... I'm not sure about American English. The only really noticable change is the usage of "one" (like "one can go if one wants to").
	tony123456	Monday 02nd of January 2006 07:24:29 AM
	- Oh, queen English.. wow! Yeah, American English is getting so lazy...it's to bad it really is not common to speak either of those two BE and QE here in America... I like how they speak! Atleast, British English isn't so lazy that American's(younger people) can't even say'I will', sounds to proper, so they just say "we'll".So, it's really uncommon to speak either of those in middle class Britain?Thankyou for the imformation!
	Cliven	Tuesday 03rd of January 2006 12:49:57 AM
	- A rough guide is: Various dialects = Lower Class BE = British English = Middle Class QE = Queen's English = Upper Class (AE = American English = America) I tend to talk with BE and a touch of the Yorkshire dialect, and I say "I'll, you'll, he'll" (etc).
	tony123456	Tuesday 03rd of January 2006 02:11:30 AM
	- What's the yorkshire Dialect? Is it improper for one of the lower class to speak British English or vice versa?What do the younger generations tend to speak(12-19 years )? How old are you Cliven?Do many people in Britain speak AE or is much less common? Thankyou
	Cliven	Tuesday 03rd of January 2006 03:11:26 AM
	- The Yorkshire Dialect is a dialect of English spoken in [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire]Yorkshire[/url] (where I live). Have a look at this: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_accent[/url] It's not improper for anyone to speak BE, it's just more formal. Most people in Lower- and Middle-Class tend to speak with a regional dialect or accent. Younger generations tend to speak differently according to where they live, there's no nationwide way of speaking. For example, I'd instantly know if someone came from Liverpool because they would have a Scouse accent. (I'm 14, by the way). The only people who speak AE in the UK are Americans usually. You might find this helpful: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_accents_of_English_speakers[/url] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation[/url]
	tony123456	Tuesday 03rd of January 2006 08:51:19 AM
	- May I use an example from the film 'Titanic'? Near the end of the film one of the crew men on the'Carpathia'asks Rose for her name,in the question he says'May I have your name please love'? Would this support, that this man has the Yorkshire accent?
	Cliven	Tuesday 03rd of January 2006 05:24:19 PM
	- I can't quite remember, but it might be that. An example of something one of my friends might say is (in conversation): Me: "Giz that money y'owe me" Him: "Bu' I an't gorrit so tha can't 'ave it."
	tony123456	Wednesday 04th of January 2006 09:52:46 AM
	- wow... tha's real choppy...:D
	Cliven	Wednesday 04th of January 2006 11:41:14 PM
	- Hehe. Nice try, but I can tell you're American from one word in that sentence :) (Guess which one :))
	tony123456	Thursday 05th of January 2006 05:03:06 AM
	- Either tha's or wow...lol...is it?
	Cliven	Thursday 05th of January 2006 05:26:03 AM
	- No :) It was "real" Where you'd probably say "real" (meaning "very"), a Yorkshireman would probably say one of the following (all meaning the same thing): "reet" (right) "propa" (proper) "well" (well) or of course "f***ing" :)
	tony123456	Thursday 05th of January 2006 06:13:00 AM
	- wow.. I wouldn't imagine 'reet' or'proper' working well? 'well' yes and f****' yes ..lol
	Cliven	Thursday 05th of January 2006 11:39:02 PM
	- Think of the definition of the word "real", it fits no better or worse than "right"... though it can be confusing for 'outsiders' ;)
	tony123456	Friday 06th of January 2006 04:41:17 AM
	- Quick question,everyone/everywhere speaks diffrently in England?
	Cliven	Friday 06th of January 2006 11:24:02 PM
	- Yes... very very differently :)
	tony123456	Saturday 07th of January 2006 03:53:53 AM
	- wow.. ok thanks.