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that is not what I said random thoughts Send a noteboard - 29/07/2015 02:14:49 PM

I said the modern southern accent was close to Victorian English, probably much closer than what is poke in England today. But yes it does all come down to how you subdivide the accents and I went with what linguist say but you go with whatever makes you happy. Just treat it the same way you do politics and religion.

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Y'all, you guys, yous guys, or hey you all? Min Farshaw - 25/07/2015 05:38:44 PM 1462 Views
Y'all may be the American South's greatest gift to the English language. Ghavrel - 27/07/2015 12:14:47 AM 1096 Views
*whistles innocently* Joel - 27/07/2015 04:17:43 AM 1209 Views
"Hey, you guys!" is only correct if you are Rita Moreno Joel - 27/07/2015 04:15:07 AM 1060 Views
Perhaps, but you're also wrong. Min Farshaw - 27/07/2015 04:45:48 AM 1317 Views
Both spellings are "correct" to the extent EITHER are. Joel - 27/07/2015 05:04:43 AM 1258 Views
Funny.... Jeordam - 29/07/2015 12:13:35 AM 1135 Views
That is because your fascist indoctrination prohibits viewing PBS' communist indoctrination Joel - 29/07/2015 01:54:30 AM 1195 Views
It is also correct if you are Sloth... on a pirate ship... *NM* MightyYT - 29/07/2015 07:09:56 PM 831 Views
I will defer to you and Jeordam on that one Joel - 29/07/2015 07:45:31 PM 1155 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 1224 Views
The Southern dialect is the largest by what metric? Joel - 27/07/2015 06:26:20 PM 1198 Views
It also the accent most similar to what Victorian brits would have spoken random thoughts - 27/07/2015 07:45:09 PM 1152 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 1234 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 788 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 1227 Views
that is not what I said random thoughts - 29/07/2015 02:14:49 PM 1191 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 1207 Views
read slower and then read again until you understand what I said random thoughts - 29/07/2015 08:14:19 PM 1525 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 1164 Views
Erm. Not really sure what you're saying here... Legolas - 29/07/2015 11:35:26 PM 1127 Views
Would "UK English" have been better? Joel - 30/07/2015 10:47:53 PM 1202 Views
Not really. Legolas - 31/07/2015 07:30:41 AM 1157 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 1198 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 1304 Views
David Crystal estimates proficient non-natives outnumber native English speakers 3:1 Joel - 10/08/2015 02:45:58 AM 1149 Views
Interesting stuff. Legolas - 10/08/2015 07:12:26 PM 1247 Views
what is not now considerd a proper British accent is called Received Pronunciation random thoughts - 31/07/2015 03:11:36 PM 1405 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 1427 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 1191 Views
I assume it would besouthern but it is hard to judge yourself random thoughts - 11/08/2015 08:22:34 PM 1164 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 1186 Views
Ok they sounded more like the British at the beggining of the Victorian era random thoughts - 30/07/2015 01:34:15 PM 1195 Views
Trivial or not, absolute assertions absent even cursory verification invite trouble Joel - 30/07/2015 11:12:01 PM 1209 Views
The Brits didn't change theway they spoke until the 19th century. random thoughts - 31/07/2015 02:50:23 PM 1207 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 1188 Views
Who says "yous guys"? Seriously? Legolas - 27/07/2015 07:56:28 PM 1130 Views
B-movie mobsters Joel - 28/07/2015 12:40:04 AM 1317 Views
They said it when I lived in Chicago random thoughts - 28/07/2015 02:10:27 PM 1109 Views
Scots. Rebekah - 28/07/2015 02:42:28 PM 1142 Views
I have heard it a couple of times. Tom - 28/07/2015 03:13:20 PM 1082 Views
Isn't fake culture almos the defintion of hipster? *NM* random thoughts - 28/07/2015 05:18:53 PM 588 Views
Depends, are trying to sound cool, like a douche, or Joe Pesci? *NM* MightyYT - 29/07/2015 07:12:28 PM 830 Views
The distinction between the first two is negligible Joel - 29/07/2015 07:52:50 PM 1163 Views
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