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To: Gay State Conservative

When I was a kid, English speaking Europeans and Israelis spoke with a pronounced British accent. Not any more. They speak with pronounced American accents. Interesting.


14 posted on 05/05/2017 7:56:51 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: miss marmelstein

That is true, Europeans seek to sound American. There are videos coaching people to sound American on YouTube.

Anicdotally... I was in a pub in Ireland, way-way off the beaten path in County Cavan, a gruff bartender stopped me mid sentence and asked: “...are you an American or some European trying to sound American?”


18 posted on 05/05/2017 8:34:05 AM PDT by Fitzy_888 ("ownership society")
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