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The UK was where English first evolved, and it seems like there is a lot more diversity in how it is spoken there. Fragments of older dialects that didn't win
by cmccabe 13y ago
The UK was where English first evolved, and it seems like there is a lot more diversity in how it is spoken there. Fragments of older dialects that didn't win out still linger.
The US was settled relatively quickly and there wasn't that much time for regional accents to evolve. There are a few recognizable ones, like the Southern US accent, but it's not as dramatic as something like a Cockney or a Scottish accent in the UK.
- keiferski 13y agoMmm, can't agree with you there. There are significant, noticeable differences between American accents. Boston, NYC, Western PA, the South, Texas, Midwest, and California all have very obvious differences, on par with the difference between Cockney and other UK dialects.