text: Unfortunately it takes years for most people to become proficient in a second language. Along the way, you should expose yourself to English as much as possible. Watch movies in English with English subtitles or with no subtitles at all. Read as much as you can. Listen to English radio. Speak English at every chance. But keep up with your own language. You cannot be fluent in a second language unless you are advanced in your mother tongue. \n\nBy the way, DannyK5 doesn't know what he is talking about. American English is more standard from one part of the country to another than British English is from one part of the city of London to another. In addition, English spoken in the South is spoken with a Southern accent, but it is generally standard. Have you ever heard of Southern Literature, DannyK5? Now, have you ever heard of Mid-Western Literature? Why do you think that is?