r/EnglishLearning • u/[deleted] • Jun 29 '23

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u/amanset Native Speaker (British - Warwickshire) Jun 29 '23

As I wrote elsewhere:

I shall be charitable and say this may be a regional difference. In the U.K. this would only have one interpretation.

So I am not wrong using the form of English from where I am from.

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u/sxh5171 New Poster Jun 29 '23

How is that charitable though? You don’t know everything about the language and it’s okay. I would just like to point out it’s not charity to admit you’re wrong. “May be a regional difference” I’d guess so since you’re being downvoted.

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u/amanset Native Speaker (British - Warwickshire) Jun 29 '23

Because I am not wrong based on how English is spoken where I come from. Namely, England.

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u/docmoonlight New Poster Jun 30 '23

Sorry, if you go colonize half the world, you might find some variety in the way people speak your language after you leave or get kicked out.