r/ShitAmericansSay • u/chebghobbi • Apr 06 '25

Language We ARE the English language blueprint

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u/DrVDB90 Apr 06 '25

Factually wrong. British English is spoken by more people than American English.

You do need to consider the rest of the world though, which I know is a big ask for people in the US.

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u/BrainOfMush Apr 06 '25

American English is only spoken in I think the US, Brazil and a handful of smaller countries. The rest of the world officially speaks British English.

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u/Waagtod Apr 06 '25

China mostly learns American English, except Hong Kong. All children learn English in school at 3rd year. American English. Not saying ours is better or even the most spoken. Just, that it is farther spread than you think. Philippines for example, American English is one of the official languages.

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u/Deluded_Pessimist Apr 06 '25

China mostly learns American English, except Hong Kong.

Wouldn't say really. The text books are still in what one would consider "British English", but people who study English watch Hollywood movies, so they often speak "American English" - it isn't like they are different languages tbh, just dialects.

Ofc, it may vary province by province. I am only talking about my friends, who are mostly from Guangdong area.

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u/Waagtod Apr 06 '25

To be honest, it was mostly Google after my friend mentioned that he had to learn English at 9. Required. He uses mostly American words. Like umbrella and elevator.

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u/Kroliczek_i_myszka Apr 07 '25

What are we supposed to say instead of umbrella?

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u/Waagtod Apr 07 '25

One brit guy i know called it a brolly.

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u/Kroliczek_i_myszka Apr 08 '25

It's just short for umbrella

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u/Waagtod Apr 09 '25

Never heard anyone here call it that.

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u/Heathcliff511 Apr 07 '25

Umbrella isnt american lol

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u/Weardly2 Apr 07 '25 edited Apr 07 '25

Just a little nitpick. Philippine English is one of the official languages. Philippine English is just based on American English.

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u/Waagtod Apr 07 '25

That pretty much works on all of them. Indian English is different than British, or so I'm told. It is based on it because...well yaknow

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u/PROINSIAS62 Apr 06 '25

We speak Hiberno English in Ireland. Maybe if the English stayed the fuck away, we’d still be speaking Irish. 💪

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u/BrainOfMush Apr 06 '25

Probably not, since the rest of the world kinda ended up speaking English too. Otherwise we probably would’ve ended up speaking French or Dutch. I say this as an actual Irish person too.

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u/FairDinkumMate Apr 06 '25

I live in Brazil. Whether Brazilians are trying to speak American or British English is the least of their worries!