Re: Howdy

On Tue, 3 Apr 2007 02:40:13 +0100, "Pipsqueak" <robt.black@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Language has always been a focus of interest
on this (scs) newsgroup. Scots has been discussed,
and Gaelic too, as well as English.

But I don't recall in the last couple of years at
least, any focus on American English.

I have often wondered how the American accent
developed (ok, I know there are many American accents),
but there must be, I think a singular origin to that which
most of have heard and know to be 'American English'

Any takers.

Glenallan
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Sword of Justice, Imperial Battle Flag.
and Banner of Freedom....today.

http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=744955

http://www.scotshistoryonline.co.uk/rednecks/rednecks.html

http://www.pbs.org/speak/about/guide/

There are also highly regional accents in Canada. For example, the
Ottawa Valley was heavily settled by Scottish soldiers who took a
grant of land in exchange for wages and to this day the Scottish
aacent is distinctively different from the Canadian accents heard in
surrounding areas.

Canada's Maritimes (Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island) have mixed
versions of Highland accents and the English of 200 years ago where
many older English expressions can be heard, such as "I'd liefer not
go" (I'd rather not go.) And Newfoundland, which only joined Canada in
1948 has distinctively Irish-sounding accents, especially (to my ear)
the accent of Cork. Cape Breton also retains some dialect usages no
longer heard in Scottish Gaelic.
.

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