Lee-UK 10 Dec 2006 / #31The English language originated in England. I myself have always wondered why Americans have such a different accent to us.
Wroclaw 44 | 5,379 10 Dec 2006 / #32And who is to say that Americans do not use it properly? Or the British?I say they don't use it properly. For example, [in most cases] Americans don't use Present Perfect, they use Past Simple.Lee,The American accent probably comes from the variety of cultures that settled America.
magdusha 1 Feb 2007 / #34True Eurola. I can quote here A.J. Lerner like a example:"There even are places where English completely disappears. In America they haven't used it for years".
