Zagorath@aussie.zone to Linguistics@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 days agoResearchers fear the British spoken 'r' is ready to roll away from the last bastion of rhoticityphys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up11
arrow-up11external-linkResearchers fear the British spoken 'r' is ready to roll away from the last bastion of rhoticityphys.orgZagorath@aussie.zone to Linguistics@mander.xyzEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zoneOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days 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-up0·5 days agoBut do we know why Americans have to yell all their conversations?
minus-squareeasily3667@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoHearing loss from the firing range. If your American hosts are yelling, it’s a sign they plan to hunt you for sport later.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agoAn Aussie complaining about Americans yelling? I’m confused.
minus-squareThe Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 days agowe’re all so far away from eachother
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?
Hearing loss from the firing range. If your American hosts are yelling, it’s a sign they plan to hunt you for sport later.
An Aussie complaining about Americans yelling?
I’m confused.
we’re all so far away from eachother