Questions tagged [south-african-english]

Questions pertaining to the South African dialect of English (SAfrE, SAfrEng, SAE, en-ZA).

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Who speaks South African English (out of the many languages/ethnicities spoken in SA)?

From the limited experience I have of hearing English spoken by South Africans or even knowing someone is South African (from real life or movies), I find it impossible to really tell when someone is speaking with the accent called South African…
Mitch
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The use of the word "out" twice in the same sentence

Is this sentence correct or could one avoid using "out" twice: I have something important to say that's been stressing me out these days and I need to let it out
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Pan-handle erf in Pretoria

Can someone provide a synonym for the term "pan-handle erf". It appears in a legal document from Pretoria, South Africa. Thanks!
Ana
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Plural of the term "South African" when referring to more than 1 person

I'm wondering about the plural of the term "South African" when used in context: There are two South African people standing there. My wife and I are South African here in Argentina. The first one sounds more correct as: South African The second one…