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| What is standard English? Is it 1 in Britain, the USA, Canada, Australia, India and New Zealand? 2 , there is no such thing 3 standard English. Many people believe 4 English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English. This is 5 in the early days of radio, those 6 reported the news 7 to speak excellent English. 8 , on TV and the radio you will hear differences 9 the way people speak. When people use words and expressions different from the "standard language", it is called a dialect. American English has many dialects, 10 the Midwestern, southern, African American and Spanish dialects. Even in some parts of the USA, two people from 11 towns speak a little differently. American English has 12 dialects because people have 13 all over the world. Geography also 14 a part in making dialects. Some people who live in the mountains of the eastern USA speak with an older kind of English dialect. 15 Americans moved from one place to 16 , they took their dialects with them. So people from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak with 17 the same dialect as people in the northwestern USA. The USA is a large country in 18 many different dialects are spoken. Although many Americans move a lot, they still 19 and understand 20 dialects. | ||||
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