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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 1370 Views
Y'all may be the American South's greatest gift to the English language. Ghavrel - 27/07/2015 12:14:47 AM 996 Views
*whistles innocently* Joel - 27/07/2015 04:17:43 AM 1127 Views
"Hey, you guys!" is only correct if you are Rita Moreno Joel - 27/07/2015 04:15:07 AM 970 Views
Perhaps, but you're also wrong. Min Farshaw - 27/07/2015 04:45:48 AM 1216 Views
Both spellings are "correct" to the extent EITHER are. Joel - 27/07/2015 05:04:43 AM 1174 Views
Funny.... Jeordam - 29/07/2015 12:13:35 AM 1049 Views
That is because your fascist indoctrination prohibits viewing PBS' communist indoctrination Joel - 29/07/2015 01:54:30 AM 1097 Views
It is also correct if you are Sloth... on a pirate ship... *NM* MightyYT - 29/07/2015 07:09:56 PM 775 Views
I will defer to you and Jeordam on that one Joel - 29/07/2015 07:45:31 PM 1066 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 1127 Views
The Southern dialect is the largest by what metric? Joel - 27/07/2015 06:26:20 PM 1106 Views
It also the accent most similar to what Victorian brits would have spoken random thoughts - 27/07/2015 07:45:09 PM 1051 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 1139 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 722 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 1094 Views
that is not what I said random thoughts - 29/07/2015 02:14:49 PM 1104 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 1103 Views
read slower and then read again until you understand what I said random thoughts - 29/07/2015 08:14:19 PM 1388 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 1059 Views
Erm. Not really sure what you're saying here... Legolas - 29/07/2015 11:35:26 PM 1038 Views
Would "UK English" have been better? Joel - 30/07/2015 10:47:53 PM 1090 Views
Not really. Legolas - 31/07/2015 07:30:41 AM 1061 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 1104 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 1217 Views
David Crystal estimates proficient non-natives outnumber native English speakers 3:1 Joel - 10/08/2015 02:45:58 AM 1055 Views
Interesting stuff. Legolas - 10/08/2015 07:12:26 PM 1142 Views
what is not now considerd a proper British accent is called Received Pronunciation random thoughts - 31/07/2015 03:11:36 PM 1314 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 1310 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 1114 Views
I assume it would besouthern but it is hard to judge yourself random thoughts - 11/08/2015 08:22:34 PM 1076 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 1104 Views
Ok they sounded more like the British at the beggining of the Victorian era random thoughts - 30/07/2015 01:34:15 PM 1107 Views
Trivial or not, absolute assertions absent even cursory verification invite trouble Joel - 30/07/2015 11:12:01 PM 1118 Views
The Brits didn't change theway they spoke until the 19th century. random thoughts - 31/07/2015 02:50:23 PM 1128 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 1098 Views
Who says "yous guys"? Seriously? Legolas - 27/07/2015 07:56:28 PM 1047 Views
B-movie mobsters Joel - 28/07/2015 12:40:04 AM 1218 Views
They said it when I lived in Chicago random thoughts - 28/07/2015 02:10:27 PM 1022 Views
Scots. Rebekah - 28/07/2015 02:42:28 PM 1060 Views
I have heard it a couple of times. Tom - 28/07/2015 03:13:20 PM 1004 Views
Isn't fake culture almos the defintion of hipster? *NM* random thoughts - 28/07/2015 05:18:53 PM 534 Views
Depends, are trying to sound cool, like a douche, or Joe Pesci? *NM* MightyYT - 29/07/2015 07:12:28 PM 768 Views
The distinction between the first two is negligible Joel - 29/07/2015 07:52:50 PM 1071 Views
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