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Unit2 English Around the World-Using language

M1U2 Using Language

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Standard English and Dialects

What is standard English?

Is it spoken in Britain, the US, Canada, Australia, India and New Zealand?

Believe it or not, there is no such thing as standard English.

Many people believe the English spoken on TV and the radio is standard English.

This is because in the early days of radio, those who reported the news were expected to speak excellent English.

However, on TV and the radio, you will hear differences in the way people speak.

When people use words and expressions different from standard language, it is called a dialect.

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