| Which English is Best? | | | | accidental death in 2006. Another character who |
| With English continuing to develop as a principal world | | | | brought Australian English to the forefront of public |
| language, a question which often arises among EFL | | | | knowledge was "Crocodile Dundee" in a movie series |
| learners is, "Which English is best?" It can be confusing | | | | bearing the same name.o Jamaican English |
| to new learners of all ages as to which one of the | | | | Spoken English in Jamaica has always been an |
| "Englishes" should be learned or studied. While the | | | | interesting variety for the many travelers, vacationers |
| answer to this may depend on your needs and | | | | and visitors to this island. It's also used in movies, |
| location, one consideration is the many varieties of | | | | documentaries and films set in Jamaica. Singer Bob |
| English that exist and a re spoken world wide. | | | | Marley also contributed not only his music, but interest |
| Here are Seven of the Most Distinctive Varieties of | | | | in the culture and spoken English variety of Jamaica as |
| Englisho American English | | | | have a number of other Reggae music artists.o English |
| This category of English actually consists of several | | | | Spoken in India |
| variations. There are recognizable variations in the | | | | A distinctive variety of spoken English is used in India. |
| spoken English of the South, the Pennsylvania Dutch, | | | | The language is taught and applied there as a sort of |
| the New England region of the U.S., the Midwestern | | | | "lingua franca", since there are hundreds of regionally |
| U.S. and the West coast. There is also "Black English" | | | | and locally spoken languages and dialects across the |
| spoken as a distinct racial community variety of English | | | | Indian continent. Hundreds of movies, documentaries |
| across the USA.o Black English | | | | and other media are readily available in this variety of |
| You won't have to go very far to hear this distinctive | | | | English.o Varieties of Pidgins and Patois Spoken in a |
| variety of English. Try the latest Rap or Hip Hop | | | | Number of Locations |
| offerings or listen to interviews with black artists for | | | | There are unique, local or regional varieties of English |
| the unique flair this English variety has. Grammar, lexis, | | | | spoken in a number of countries world wide. Places |
| idioms, expressions and vocabulary are all impacted by | | | | like Belize, the Philippines, several West Indies |
| this and other varieties of English.o British English | | | | (Caribbean) islands like Barbados, Trinidad, the Cayman |
| The origin of English proper, there are "common" | | | | Islands and both the U.S. and British Virgin Islands, |
| variations of English spoken throughout the UK. The | | | | Guyana (formerly British) in South America and African |
| "Upper Crust" as it were, used a particular variety of | | | | countries where English is widely spoken, each have |
| spoken English known as RP or "Received | | | | their own particular brand of spoken English. |
| Pronunciation". RP is what the royal family and those | | | | English Language Needs and Location |
| educated at Oxford, Cambridge and other high-level | | | | The question, "which English is best?" usually depends |
| universities were taught to use and speak.o Australian | | | | on the needs and location of the EFL learner, |
| English | | | | especially when one considers the many varieties of |
| No question here, Steve Irwin popularized Australia's | | | | English that exist and that are spoken world wide. |
| unique wildlife in a way like no other before his untimely, | | | | |