http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/10/15/the-worst-stereotypes-of-england/ The English Appeal, Language and Culture Blog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/10/15/the-worst-stereotypes-of-england/#comment-5 Always Travelling » Downunder English versus Queen speak Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:19:24 +0000 http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/10/15/the-worst-stereotypes-of-england/#comment-5 [...] Like the Tim-Tam guzzling, ‘crikey’ spouting Aussie, national stereotypes are likely to be a recurring theme here. For you Poms, the work’s been done for me: <http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/10/15/the-worst-stereotypes-of-england/> [...] […] Like the Tim-Tam guzzling, ‘crikey’ spouting Aussie, national stereotypes are likely to be a recurring theme here. For you Poms, the work’s been done for me: <http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/10/15/the-worst-stereotypes-of-england/> […]

]]> http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/10/15/the-worst-stereotypes-of-england/#comment-3 admin Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:37:27 +0000 http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/10/15/the-worst-stereotypes-of-england/#comment-3 'Proper English' is some kind of ideological form that seems to have cemented itself in the mind of foreign speakers. To them this dream of 'Proper English' is an uttainable but necessary goal in learning the language. I am still unsure as to what this idea is and would very much like it be explained to me. ‘Proper English’ is some kind of ideological form that seems to have cemented itself in the mind of foreign speakers. To them this dream of ‘Proper English’ is an uttainable but necessary goal in learning the language. I am still unsure as to what this idea is and would very much like it be explained to me.

]]> http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/10/15/the-worst-stereotypes-of-england/#comment-2 Alison Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:46:40 +0000 http://www.opentoengland.org/2007/10/15/the-worst-stereotypes-of-england/#comment-2 Good call about not everyone speaking the Queen's English. I teach English in the Netherlands and I can't tell you the number of times students have specifically asked me to teach them 'proper English' - still waiting for a definition on that one....! Good call about not everyone speaking the Queen’s English. I teach English in the Netherlands and I can’t tell you the number of times students have specifically asked me to teach them ‘proper English’ - still waiting for a definition on that one….!

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