Re: Why does the North American accent differ so much from the British accent?

"Makoto Taniguchi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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: I was wondering, why does the North American accent (mainstream, not
: ebonics) differ so much from the British? when you look at other
: countries like New Zealand or Australia, you can clearly see a British
: element to their accent. So why does the North American accent differ
: so much from the other Anglo-occupied countries?

I didn't know there was a "the North American accent."  We have hundreds of
different accents here: splinters, off splinters, off splinters.    I was
born near Boston, Massachusetts and while living in Texas I was often asked
if I were British.  Beauty must be in the ear of the beholder, but most
likely the original settlers must be given blame for the main elements of
each accent.

Also, think of "My Fair Lady" has there ever been a single signature
British accent?

[moderator's note: I've always thought of Auntie Beeb (that is, the
BBC) as the "signature" accent. How about Grytpype-Thynne? - JAH]

Jois
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