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The Brits didn't change theway they spoke until the 19th century. random thoughts Send a noteboard - 31/07/2015 02:50:23 PM

India does not speak English as first language and as someone who has to deal with India I can tell you they don't all speak English. The accent you hear form India is not and accent in the English language. It is an accent of their native language that is carrying over to English but if it helps I will limit my claim to the most common dialect of native English speakers.

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Y'all, you guys, yous guys, or hey you all? Min Farshaw - 25/07/2015 05:38:44 PM 1257 Views
Y'all may be the American South's greatest gift to the English language. Ghavrel - 27/07/2015 12:14:47 AM 879 Views
*whistles innocently* Joel - 27/07/2015 04:17:43 AM 1024 Views
"Hey, you guys!" is only correct if you are Rita Moreno Joel - 27/07/2015 04:15:07 AM 850 Views
Perhaps, but you're also wrong. Min Farshaw - 27/07/2015 04:45:48 AM 1101 Views
Both spellings are "correct" to the extent EITHER are. Joel - 27/07/2015 05:04:43 AM 1075 Views
Funny.... Jeordam - 29/07/2015 12:13:35 AM 947 Views
That is because your fascist indoctrination prohibits viewing PBS' communist indoctrination Joel - 29/07/2015 01:54:30 AM 961 Views
It is also correct if you are Sloth... on a pirate ship... *NM* MightyYT - 29/07/2015 07:09:56 PM 708 Views
I will defer to you and Jeordam on that one Joel - 29/07/2015 07:45:31 PM 930 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 1011 Views
The Southern dialect is the largest by what metric? Joel - 27/07/2015 06:26:20 PM 995 Views
It also the accent most similar to what Victorian brits would have spoken random thoughts - 27/07/2015 07:45:09 PM 923 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 1007 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 666 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 975 Views
that is not what I said random thoughts - 29/07/2015 02:14:49 PM 985 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 967 Views
read slower and then read again until you understand what I said random thoughts - 29/07/2015 08:14:19 PM 1205 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 945 Views
Erm. Not really sure what you're saying here... Legolas - 29/07/2015 11:35:26 PM 901 Views
Would "UK English" have been better? Joel - 30/07/2015 10:47:53 PM 947 Views
Not really. Legolas - 31/07/2015 07:30:41 AM 908 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 995 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 1097 Views
David Crystal estimates proficient non-natives outnumber native English speakers 3:1 Joel - 10/08/2015 02:45:58 AM 887 Views
Interesting stuff. Legolas - 10/08/2015 07:12:26 PM 983 Views
what is not now considerd a proper British accent is called Received Pronunciation random thoughts - 31/07/2015 03:11:36 PM 1176 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 1180 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 994 Views
I assume it would besouthern but it is hard to judge yourself random thoughts - 11/08/2015 08:22:34 PM 973 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 973 Views
Ok they sounded more like the British at the beggining of the Victorian era random thoughts - 30/07/2015 01:34:15 PM 992 Views
Trivial or not, absolute assertions absent even cursory verification invite trouble Joel - 30/07/2015 11:12:01 PM 989 Views
The Brits didn't change theway they spoke until the 19th century. random thoughts - 31/07/2015 02:50:23 PM 1027 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 960 Views
Who says "yous guys"? Seriously? Legolas - 27/07/2015 07:56:28 PM 921 Views
B-movie mobsters Joel - 28/07/2015 12:40:04 AM 1105 Views
They said it when I lived in Chicago random thoughts - 28/07/2015 02:10:27 PM 912 Views
Scots. Rebekah - 28/07/2015 02:42:28 PM 958 Views
I have heard it a couple of times. Tom - 28/07/2015 03:13:20 PM 897 Views
Isn't fake culture almos the defintion of hipster? *NM* random thoughts - 28/07/2015 05:18:53 PM 487 Views
Depends, are trying to sound cool, like a douche, or Joe Pesci? *NM* MightyYT - 29/07/2015 07:12:28 PM 716 Views
The distinction between the first two is negligible Joel - 29/07/2015 07:52:50 PM 951 Views
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