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"A horrible person". That's what it says. "A horrible person."
We weren't even testing for that.
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(not a poll because we all know polls are evil)
This might seem obvious, but surprisingly, it isn't! English comes in a variety of flavors, and people sometimes pick one or the other out of personal preference, even if his or her geographical location would normally dictate usage of another. So, what English variety do you use?
For me, just reading this very post should make it painfully obvious. 
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* Sanky wonders what exactly will happen if he puts a lot of text inside this little pretty box. He can't help his curiosity and proceeds to fill this box with text in third person, which is what you're reading now. I generally use american English, although I recognize the differences.
I use singular they when referring to a person of unknown gender.
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I tend to use the British spelling for words such as colour and such, but I have been exposed to American English a whole lot more so I'll assume I mix it a lot without thinking about it.
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English English
Obviously, British English but I do tend to prefer some American English words, such as movie as opposed to film. Or fill'um, as some people say.
I don't know why, but somebody saying fill'um drives me crazy.
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Zero One
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And as we fall the spirit carries on,
That a hero'll come and save us all,
As we call the ones we left below,
We all dream of the day we rise above
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No, it seems that people prefer to say film. I never really liked it. Then again, I was brought up on American television (M*A*S*H, Frasier, various others) so I'd quite easily pick it up from there.
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Liliana
"A horrible person". That's what it says. "A horrible person."
We weren't even testing for that.
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Originally posted by Sofi
If I talk really fast, sometimes I sound like I'm from Boston. It's really awful.
How is Bostonite any awful? I've never heard it and I'm really curious.
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American English, pretty exclusively.
Slang-wise I tend to use California slang, since I've lived here for 2/3rds of my life...since I was born in North Carolina, though, I'll occasionally say "y'all" or whatever.
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I use British English spelling, Canadian English pronounciation, and American English for Z.
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Finnish English, hah!
I do have an obvious accent for a finnish guy, I guess.
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