[SkyDancer]

And Capt. Picquard of Star Trek fame who grew up in France and worked in a vineyard spoke with a British accent as well. Funny how it gets around. Which also brings up the question: People from England came to America but we don’t speak with an English accent but yet those that went to Australia do in a way along with some of their slang and idioms.

[Rightwing Conspiratr1]

Which also brings up the question: People from England came to America but we don’t speak with an English accent but yet those that went to Australia do in a way along with some of their slang and idioms.

Perhaps it has something to do with the majority of Americans being Germans who learned English?

[Ellendra]

Not sure how true this is, but I heard a talk from a language historian who said that what is thought of as “the British accent” didn’t develop until the 1700’s, and that rejecting the accent was one way the colonies were pushing back against England’s control.

[VermiciousKnid]

We talked about this awhile back on FR.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2604480/posts

Regards,

[Hot Tabasco]

People from England came to America but we don’t speak with an English accent

Well it's a proven fact that the folks down south with their southern drawls were immigrants from southern England.......