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Sashadroogie · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:08 pm Post subject:

Given the size of population and territories in North America, one would expect MORE accent variation, but there seems to be far less than any region in the UK. Go to Belfast, for example, and your accent could give away your religious or political sympathies. London, a massive area too, and your class is instantly revealed. Surrounding counties all a hodge-podge of local accents, very limited by geography.

Nothing like the massive uniformity in North America over vast tracts.

Xie Lin · Joined: 21 Oct 2011 Posts: 731

Sashadroogie · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:22 pm Post subject:

johnslat · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 12:25 pm Post subject:

Dear Sasha,

Tsk, tsk - resorting to the "straw man" fallacy, I see. Actually, I believe a review of the posts will show that the only person making such a CLAIM has been you

This most certainly is NOT such a "claim."

"Wow. I had no idea. I was always under the impression that there was more variation in dialects in the 50 states than in any other Eng speaking nation. I have been to all 50 of them, by the way. We learn something new everyday."

Shame on you Very Happy

Regards,
John

Xie Lin · Joined: 21 Oct 2011 Posts: 731

Sashadroogie · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 2:17 pm Post subject:

Do I detect a shameful inability to detect sarcasm on the part of said poster? Tsk tsk...

Sashadroogie · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 2:25 pm Post subject:

Dear Johnslat

Tsk tsk, accusing me of straw man fallacies... yawn. You should know better by now. I have only to resort to clear ideological inevitability : )

Regards

Sasha

johnslat · Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 2:54 pm Post subject:

Dear Sasha,

That's the LAST straw Very Happy

Regards,
John

Sashadroogie · Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2013 10:04 am Post subject:

Dear Johnslat

The last drop, as we say here in the Motherland.

Regards

Sasha

Toast · Joined: 08 Jun 2013 Posts: 428

Get a room, luvbirds!

For what it's worth, John I'm glad you posted it here, not letting it wallow over in some North American forum.

Found it interesting even as a non-American teaching in Asia to see how significantly varied some of the regional dialects / accents can be.

Does anyone actually use the expression "The Devil is beating his wife"?

Sashadroogie · Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:28 am Post subject:

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

'Devil's beating his wife' is said by some old-timey residents of Appalachia when (I believe) there is thunder in the absence of heavy stormclouds.

Ah don' bleeve it'd be considered modern language. It's toothless grannies and pappies who might say such, so far as I know.

Sashadroogie · Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 10:59 am Post subject:

Sunshowers, I thought, too?

Gerund · Joined: 09 Feb 2003 Posts: 80 Location: Amerika

22 Maps That Show How Americans Speak English Totally Differently From Each Other

The title is ridiculous. If Americans spoke "totally differently" from each other, wouldn't it be totally impossible for them to communicate?

Sashadroogie · Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:26 pm Post subject:

Ha ha! Is that a set up for a killer punch-line? Very Happy

Now, now. Naughty.