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DoyouknowwhatstandardEnglishisfromthetext
ManypeoplebelievetheEnglishspokenonTVandtheradiosisstandardEnglish
(iewhatisheardontheBBC)ExplanationBelieveItornot,infactthereisnostandardEnglish
信不信由你eg
Believeitornot,Johncheatedintheexams
Believeitornot,theexaminationtomorrowiscancelled
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Whatisadialect
Whenpeopleusewordsandexpressionsdifferentfrom“standardlanguage”,itiscalledadialect
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WhydoesAmericanEnglishhavesomanydialects
Peoplehavecomefromallovertheworld
Geographyalsoplaysapartinmakingdialects
Explanationplayapart/arole(in)在……中担任角色;在……中起作用eg
Hewillplaythe