hi Everyone what is more importan to learn Britich or American English??

[jennyfher]

What do you what is more difficult pronunciation or writing ???

[Faith]

Personally I prefer the British accent. No offence to the American, but the British is cute I love it. On the other hand the American is much easier.

[marilyn84]

English: What to Study?

English has become the world’s language, since more than the third part of the population of the world speaks it either as a first or as a foreign language, taking into account all its varieties. The most well-known English accents are Received Pronunciation and General American. If you are interested in taking up a course of English as an International language, it will be more convenient for you to study American English rather than RP.
Firstly; General American is easier because it is more accessible. When we listen to the radio, we listen to American singers and bands. When we watch a movie, it is starred by American actors and actresses. And the 90% per cent of the information on the Internet is stored in American English. On the other hand, Received Pronunciation doesn’t appear in any modern song or movie. We just have access to it through books and material specifically prepared to study.
Secondly;American grammar and pronunciation are more flexible. It has less difficult structures and sounds, and the intonation patterns are simpler. Unlike it, RP grammar is more complex and fixed and its pronunciation system is full of “silent Rs” and long vowels which are very difficult to produce when you are not a native speaker. There are many more rules to remember and apply when you study RP than when you study General American English.
Thirdly; the actual international language is the one spoken in the United States, since this country is the first world’s power economically, politically, military and (subsequently) culturally speaking. Great Britain is a very important country, too; but its power cannot be compared to the influence that the USA exerts over the rest of the countries and even over all the International Organizations.
Finally; it is more probable that you meet an American citizen than a British guy who speaks RP. Actually, the British do not speak RP at all! They speak other dialects, like Cockney or Scottish English. What’s more, some British are starting to copy some pronunciation features from the American accent, especially the youth. Received Pronunciation is only spoken by the British monarchy, the BBC presenters, and some conservatives.
To conclude; no matter whatever your reason or need to study English may be, if you want to learn the most useful and influential variety of this language, you must go for American English.

( Mansilla Marilyn- October 2006)

[Sarah]

Hello,

As an American who helps people learn the American accent, I have to say the answer to your question is "it depends." British English is still taught in schools throughout the world -- perhaps because it is more "rule bound" and because, historically, the Brits have had greater influence. Many Americans think that the Brits sound more refined than we do because of the accent. As someone has noted, however, most British people do not use RP and there are many more dialects than you will find here in the U.S.

One misunderstanding that non-native speakers often have about English is that there are huge differences between British and American (or Australian) English -- there are not. The main differences are the postvocalic "r", the pronunciation of the vowel "o", and the intonation. There are also some quirky vocabulary and spelling differences, but not so many that we cannot understand each other.

There are also many movies that are in British English (Harry Potter comes to mind), and many of the highly paid actors in Hollywood are loved for their British accents.

American English is spreading, though, because of the world economic situation and the number of Americans teaching overseas. I also believe that American English is more flexible, as someone has mentioned, and maybe a bit more forgiving for the non-native speaker because there is no standard "correct" American English, such as RP. It is generally accepted that Midwestern English is the standard for broadcasting and movies, but other accents are not seen as wrong, just less pervasive.

I hope that this helps clear things up for you. It's not the last word on the subject -- simply some observations.

[shabnem]

i myself,
i like the english one more,if someone wants to learn i recommend to learn brithish english, it is just like driving, when they tell you if you want learn to drive try it with manual gear, because it make easer for you to learn driving with automatic gear. besides english accent is cool, although ammerican english is more easer.

[music2starr]

Also, consider that the current trends in the development of English are moving towards a variety that is dialectally/culturally neutral. So instead of deciding on which native variety of English (e.g. American, British, Australian) to learn, you might want to strive to learn a variety of English that is more appropriate for the existing global context.

Check this out:

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/pron/global_english.shtml