“The Patriots and the Redcoats spoke with accents that were much closer to the contemporary American accent than to the Queen’s English.
“It is the standard British accent that has drastically changed in the past two centuries, while the typical American accent has changed only subtly.
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Why Do Americans and Brits Have Different Accents? (via seanbonner)
Fascinating tidbit of linguistic history. :)
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