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It also the accent most similar to what Victorian brits would have spoken random thoughts Send a noteboard - 27/07/2015 07:45:09 PM

Wiki only list it as the most common in the US but since the UK is divided into as many accent groups as the US with a smaller population and same is true for Canada especially considering a large number speak French. Australia's population is smaller than Texas. Can you name that is more common?

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Y'all, you guys, yous guys, or hey you all? Min Farshaw - 25/07/2015 05:38:44 PM 1278 Views
Y'all may be the American South's greatest gift to the English language. Ghavrel - 27/07/2015 12:14:47 AM 903 Views
*whistles innocently* Joel - 27/07/2015 04:17:43 AM 1053 Views
"Hey, you guys!" is only correct if you are Rita Moreno Joel - 27/07/2015 04:15:07 AM 872 Views
Perhaps, but you're also wrong. Min Farshaw - 27/07/2015 04:45:48 AM 1128 Views
Both spellings are "correct" to the extent EITHER are. Joel - 27/07/2015 05:04:43 AM 1092 Views
Funny.... Jeordam - 29/07/2015 12:13:35 AM 969 Views
That is because your fascist indoctrination prohibits viewing PBS' communist indoctrination Joel - 29/07/2015 01:54:30 AM 999 Views
It is also correct if you are Sloth... on a pirate ship... *NM* MightyYT - 29/07/2015 07:09:56 PM 724 Views
I will defer to you and Jeordam on that one Joel - 29/07/2015 07:45:31 PM 955 Views
well since language is a democracy and the souther dialetic is the largest Y'all wins random thoughts - 27/07/2015 02:07:22 PM 1037 Views
The Southern dialect is the largest by what metric? Joel - 27/07/2015 06:26:20 PM 1022 Views
It also the accent most similar to what Victorian brits would have spoken random thoughts - 27/07/2015 07:45:09 PM 950 Views
Whoa, now: The PIEDMONT accent may be closest to Received Pronunciation, but is not the whole South Joel - 28/07/2015 12:37:56 AM 1033 Views
I don't make the catagories but all the southern accents tend to be close *NM* random thoughts - 28/07/2015 02:12:15 PM 676 Views
Except, as you noted, Virginias accent is closer to Englands (and New Englands, and South Africas) Joel - 28/07/2015 11:00:46 PM 1009 Views
that is not what I said random thoughts - 29/07/2015 02:14:49 PM 1002 Views
Sorry, I credited you w/knowing the Deep South, Appalachia and TX sound nothing like any UK accents Joel - 29/07/2015 07:42:21 PM 1000 Views
read slower and then read again until you understand what I said random thoughts - 29/07/2015 08:14:19 PM 1239 Views
"The people in the American South were Victorian Brits"?! I must have read that too fast Joel - 29/07/2015 10:39:08 PM 967 Views
Erm. Not really sure what you're saying here... Legolas - 29/07/2015 11:35:26 PM 939 Views
Would "UK English" have been better? Joel - 30/07/2015 10:47:53 PM 989 Views
Not really. Legolas - 31/07/2015 07:30:41 AM 953 Views
Like in most things Joel is wrong. The US has the larget population of English speakers random thoughts - 31/07/2015 03:20:51 PM 1025 Views
As in most things, you admit failure to do your homework yet still claim absolute certainty Joel - 10/08/2015 02:30:34 AM 1124 Views
David Crystal estimates proficient non-natives outnumber native English speakers 3:1 Joel - 10/08/2015 02:45:58 AM 922 Views
Interesting stuff. Legolas - 10/08/2015 07:12:26 PM 1027 Views
what is not now considerd a proper British accent is called Received Pronunciation random thoughts - 31/07/2015 03:11:36 PM 1201 Views
I already explicitly referenced RP at least twice in response to you (also: Still not a DIALECT) Joel - 10/08/2015 02:33:17 AM 1218 Views
Actually, since you got me thinking, please enlighten us: What would you call YOUR English dialect? Joel - 30/07/2015 11:19:06 PM 1018 Views
I assume it would besouthern but it is hard to judge yourself random thoughts - 11/08/2015 08:22:34 PM 997 Views
Sorry I did not put enough research into what I consider trivia but the point is stil valid random thoughts - 30/07/2015 01:30:39 PM 1005 Views
Ok they sounded more like the British at the beggining of the Victorian era random thoughts - 30/07/2015 01:34:15 PM 1015 Views
Trivial or not, absolute assertions absent even cursory verification invite trouble Joel - 30/07/2015 11:12:01 PM 1022 Views
The Brits didn't change theway they spoke until the 19th century. random thoughts - 31/07/2015 02:50:23 PM 1053 Views
Every land has always constantly changed how it speaks, RP was mostly complete by the 17th century & Joel - 10/08/2015 02:33:03 AM 992 Views
Who says "yous guys"? Seriously? Legolas - 27/07/2015 07:56:28 PM 950 Views
B-movie mobsters Joel - 28/07/2015 12:40:04 AM 1130 Views
They said it when I lived in Chicago random thoughts - 28/07/2015 02:10:27 PM 933 Views
Scots. Rebekah - 28/07/2015 02:42:28 PM 980 Views
I have heard it a couple of times. Tom - 28/07/2015 03:13:20 PM 923 Views
Isn't fake culture almos the defintion of hipster? *NM* random thoughts - 28/07/2015 05:18:53 PM 500 Views
Depends, are trying to sound cool, like a douche, or Joe Pesci? *NM* MightyYT - 29/07/2015 07:12:28 PM 728 Views
The distinction between the first two is negligible Joel - 29/07/2015 07:52:50 PM 976 Views
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