The American accent has come a long way since the very early British settlers, who all bar a handful had British accents of course. Like all colonial countries though, the accents changed over the years as the melting pot of people from all over, initially, the British Isles and then the rest of the world arrived to carve out a new life. The American accent developed differently to say the Australian accent, as connections to Britain, especially culturally were held onto for a longer period of time. To maintain a British accent, more specifically an English accent was seen in the early days especially as a sign of one being cultured, sophisticated and fashionable. Surprisingly the British accent influenced the American accent for much longer than most people imagine. It was there noticeable right into the 20th century. We even have recordings of Americans in interview with distinct English influenced accents, including a wonderful recorded speech by Theodore Roosevelt in 1912…who definitely had a slight English accent!
This , along with dozens of other stories, unusual facts and unheard tales comes from my history book ‘A Bash With The British Empire’
My other history book is called ‘A Romp With The Georgians’
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17 окт 2024
