Questions tagged [american-english]
For questions about the distinctiveness of English as generally used in USA rather than elsewhere.
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Why is it difficult/how to make it easier for Americans to understand Australian accents?
In previous travels to the US I had slight communication issues with people on the East Coast of US (New York, Chicago) compared to the West Coast of US (LA, SF, Las Vegas, Portland). It seems to me ...
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Is there any United States slang I should avoid in the UK or Ireland?
We'll be spending a couple weeks this summer in the UK (Scotland and London), then a week in Ireland. Is there any slang common in the United States that we be best avoided in either country? For ...