Zagorath@aussie.zone to Linguistics@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoResearchers fear the British spoken 'r' is ready to roll away from the last bastion of rhoticityphys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkResearchers fear the British spoken 'r' is ready to roll away from the last bastion of rhoticityphys.orgZagorath@aussie.zone to Linguistics@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAs far as extant English accents go, non-rhoticity is basically the default at this point. Most Americans and Canadians are rhotic, as are Irish and Scottish. Then a tiny number of English accents. That’s about it.
minus-squareAussiemandeus@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoBut do we know why Americans have to yell all their conversations?
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoAn Aussie complaining about Americans yelling? I’m confused.
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agowe’re all so far away from eachother
minus-squareeasily3667@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoHearing loss from the firing range. If your American hosts are yelling, it’s a sign they plan to hunt you for sport later.
As far as extant English accents go, non-rhoticity is basically the default at this point. Most Americans and Canadians are rhotic, as are Irish and Scottish. Then a tiny number of English accents. That’s about it.
But do we know why Americans have to yell all their conversations?
An Aussie complaining about Americans yelling?
I’m confused.
we’re all so far away from eachother
Hearing loss from the firing range. If your American hosts are yelling, it’s a sign they plan to hunt you for sport later.