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We Brits either ignore t’s or actually pronounce them as tee, whereas for Yankees it comes out as a dee for some reason. I did actually read somewhere that lin
by Moodles 5y ago
We Brits either ignore t’s or actually pronounce them as tee, whereas for Yankees it comes out as a dee for some reason.
I did actually read somewhere that linguists think the British/American accent before America was a separate colony was most likely more similar to an American accent, so actually it was the Brits who diverged their accent.
- dboreham 5y agoThere are also today many accents and dialects in Britain. To my ear some US accents sound similar to Bristol and some Scottish accents but not at all like an English RP or London accents.
- vmception 5y agoI read that too, I think further research should look at the dutch because many dutch speaking English sound very American and their colony New Amsterdam was in what is now America even earlier.
- dkdbejwi383 5y agoIt’s more like they both divulged from a common ancestor, and are both equally different and alike. See also: humans didn’t diverge from chimpanzees, but both from a common ancestor.
- Moodles 5y agoOk? THat's probably somewhat accurate as accents are always changing, but I'm literally just citing what I read from some actual linguists.