Hjælp til engelsk!!

Dear mom and dad.

Now I’m in New York also called the Big Apple. It’s so beautiful, and the people here are so nice.
Today I went shopping in Times Square. It was fantastic, and there were so many colourful neon lights. I actually bought both of you a souvenir, but you will have to wait, because I want it to be a surprise.
Yesterday I went to the world-famous Statue of Liberty. It was amazing and the view from the harbour was so beautiful. Did you know, that the Statue of Liberty was given as a gift to the USA from France in 1886, and the figure of the woman was designed by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi.
Tomorrow I have planned to see the Empire State Building. I’m so excited to see the 381 m tall building. I’ve got to go to sleep now, see you back in Denmark.

Yours Sarmad

Derudover lad vær med at bruge ordet "so" så meget, f.eks. kan du skrive "It’s extremely beautiful, and the people here are very nice"

Bestem dig også for om du skriver amerikask engelsk eller britisk engelsk og hold dig til det du vælger.

mom/mum

colorful/colourful

harbor/harbour

Den første stavemåde er amerikask engelsk og den anden er britisk engelsk.

Tusinde mange tak!!!!

Amerikansk engelsk, #1...

Hvorom alting er; det er begrænset hvor meget ordflom man kan klemme ind på et postkort, så det ville være fordelagtigt hvis vi kondenserede sætningerne lidt (så får vi desuden samtidig smidt nogle af danismerne ud).

Have arrived in N.Y., aka the Big Apple. It’s so beautiful, and the locals are real nice. Today I went shopping in Times Square; fantastic, and heaps of colourful neon lights. I got you some souvenirs, won't say what they are...it's a surprise. I've also seen the Statue of Liberty. Amazing, and the view from the harbour rocks. Said statue was a gift from France, in 1886, and designed by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi. Tomorrow I'm seeing the Empire State Building; 381 m tall! Wow! Cheers, Sarmad

Bid mærke i at sproget afviger fra standardsproget på følgende punkter:

• udeladelse af subjekt for at spare på pladsen (og gengive talesproget)

• kollokviale ('hverdagsagtige') udtryk, igen for at gengive informalitet og talesprog (der er sgu da ingen der bruger akademikerengelsk i et postkort)

• kollokvial brug af adjektiv adverbialt (real nice i stedet for standardsprogets really nice)

• brug af pladsbesparende forkortelser (vi går ud fra at modtager er bekendt både med byen N.Y. og netforkortelsen aka (also known as))