Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
Oct 11th 2010, 5:39 am
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Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
Apparently, it's the limeys that done changed, not the yanks.
http://www.nicholasjohnpatrick.com/p...ritish-accents
http://www.nicholasjohnpatrick.com/p...ritish-accents
Oct 11th 2010, 7:05 am
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Re: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
According to Bill Bryson's research, it's the British language/spelling that has changed too, not the American equivalent.
Oct 11th 2010, 7:39 am
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Re: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
There is an island near me which has kept more of the original accent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZgw09CG9E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZgw09CG9E
Oct 11th 2010, 8:23 am
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Re: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
There is an island near me which has kept more of the original accent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZgw09CG9E
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIZgw09CG9E
Oct 11th 2010, 8:26 am
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Re: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
Surely you mean "Colonists"?
Americans seem very proud of the fact they "kicked British butt" in 1776.... until you point out that BOTH armies were pretty much British so what they call the War of Independence was actually a British civil war fought in another country....which causes them no end of confusion & they actually shut up about it.
It also proves that if you'e going to have war....do it on some other buggers turf.. an idea the Americans have certainly taken to heart
Americans seem very proud of the fact they "kicked British butt" in 1776.... until you point out that BOTH armies were pretty much British so what they call the War of Independence was actually a British civil war fought in another country....which causes them no end of confusion & they actually shut up about it.
It also proves that if you'e going to have war....do it on some other buggers turf.. an idea the Americans have certainly taken to heart
Oct 11th 2010, 9:23 am
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Re: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
I love it! I've met quite a number of Americans living as I do in Edinburgh, and also several as fellow students while I was at uni.......I don't think I ever met a single one who actually knew just how to "shut up!" Ever!
Oct 11th 2010, 9:34 am
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Re: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
The British have suffered from the great vowel shift, and currently are suffering from estuary talk. Whatever happened to the good old glottle stop?
Oct 11th 2010, 11:26 am
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I wondered how you spelled it!
Oct 11th 2010, 11:32 am
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Re: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
Talking of accents.
I edited the family Disney vacation video down to a Facebook friendly 2 minutes. So I heard my own voice over and over, If I did not know I was from Liverpool, I would not know I was from Liverpool. I am having a self-identity crisis today. I fear I will be beaten up as a wooleyback or as a miscellaneous outlander next time I visit the old home town.
I edited the family Disney vacation video down to a Facebook friendly 2 minutes. So I heard my own voice over and over, If I did not know I was from Liverpool, I would not know I was from Liverpool. I am having a self-identity crisis today. I fear I will be beaten up as a wooleyback or as a miscellaneous outlander next time I visit the old home town.
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Oct 11th 2010, 11:49 am
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Re: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
Talking of accents.
I edited the family Disney vacation video down to a Facebook friendly 2 minutes. So I heard my own voice over and over, If I did not know I was from Liverpool, I would not know I was from Liverpool. I am having a self-identity crisis today. I fear I will be beaten up as a wooleyback or as a miscellaneous oulander next time I visit the old home town.
I edited the family Disney vacation video down to a Facebook friendly 2 minutes. So I heard my own voice over and over, If I did not know I was from Liverpool, I would not know I was from Liverpool. I am having a self-identity crisis today. I fear I will be beaten up as a wooleyback or as a miscellaneous oulander next time I visit the old home town.
Oct 11th 2010, 11:53 am
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Re: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?
Talking of accents.
I edited the family Disney vacation video down to a Facebook friendly 2 minutes. So I heard my own voice over and over, If I did not know I was from Liverpool, I would not know I was from Liverpool. I am having a self-identity crisis today. I fear I will be beaten up as a wooleyback or as a miscellaneous outlander next time I visit the old home town.
I edited the family Disney vacation video down to a Facebook friendly 2 minutes. So I heard my own voice over and over, If I did not know I was from Liverpool, I would not know I was from Liverpool. I am having a self-identity crisis today. I fear I will be beaten up as a wooleyback or as a miscellaneous outlander next time I visit the old home town.
