We're reaching the end, final ideas:
- Don’t feel bad for your English accent. But pay attention to the sounds that make you more intelligible.
- English is yours too. As a European, “European English” is the variety that you’re probably speaking. Don’t get your text reviewed by a native.
Marko Modiano one last time:
“Don’t apologise, just be comfortable”.
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Full article here: https://europeanperspective.news/neither-british-nor-american-how-europeans-speak-their-own-flavour-of-english/
European English is on the rise. Professor Marko Modiano has been studying it for years.
“There is a core of English elements that are more commonly used in Europe but less commonly in other English-speaking countries. It’s made of specific vocabulary, pronunciation, and some elements of grammar.”
For instance: "Member State" or "Directive" are, in European English, related to its EU meaning.
There's day and night.
We know the difference, in the day the sun is up and in the night the moon is up. 🌞 🌛
Then there's the word for a 24 hour period, not necessarily starting at 00:00.
In English that word is "nychthemeron". A clunky word. Other languages have better words.
We should create a new English word for it, for example "mero", "para" or "doba"
Rafa Font 🌻 🇪🇺 🏀
Johan Empa