Languages in Britain

English language in England refers to the English language as spoken in England, part of the United Kingdom.

There are many different accents and dialects throughout England and people are often very proud of their local accent or dialect, however there are many associated prejudices - illustrated by George Bernard Shaw's comment:

"It is impossible for an Englishman to open his mouth without making some other Englishman hate or despise him"

Other terms used to refer to the English language as spoken in England include: English English, [1][2] Anglo-English, [3][4] English in England. [5] The related term British English has "all the ambiguities and tensions in the word "British" and as a result can be used and interpreted in two ways, more broadly or more narrowly, within a range of blurring and ambiguity"[6] but is usually reserved to describe the features common to English English, Welsh English, Scottish Engli