In addition, people even within Britain speak different varieties of English, including Welsh English, Scottish English, Irish English, Hiberto English and English English.

It’s not a solved problem yet, but the educators I’m working with have two main approaches. The first is to talk in terms of being able to use and understand many varieties of English.

Additionally, research on Irish English underscores the role of the progressive in conveying subtle pragmatic functions, such as softening imperatives and intensifying habitual expressions [3].

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