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December 2021 Obs/Disco...Dreaming of a White-Weenie Xmas


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48 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

The country started less than 30 miles from my house. We speak the King’s English. You all polluted it with dialects.

The non-rhotic (i.e., don't pronounce the letter r) of New England likely developed due to the close connection between New England and England during the 19th century. However, spoken English was actually rhotic during colonial times. Language evolves quickly everywhere, but it seems to have changed more significantly in England than in the US since the Revolution. Generic American English pronunciation is more similar to English spoken 200 years ago in England than modern British English or "Boston" English. 

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3 minutes ago, eduggs said:

The non-rhotic (i.e., don't pronounce the letter r) of New England likely developed due to the close connection between New England and England during the 19th century. However, spoken English was actually rhotic during colonial times. Language evolves quickly everywhere, but it seems to have changed more significantly in England than in the US since the Revolution. Generic American English pronunciation is more similar to English spoken 200 years ago in England than modern British English or "Boston" English. 

It’s “ Ebostixx”  Many of those folks try and disguise it because they know it’s incorrect . Noyes does a fairly good job of disguising it, but every now and then he forgets 

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7 minutes ago, eduggs said:

The non-rhotic (i.e., don't pronounce the letter r) of New England likely developed due to the close connection between New England and England during the 19th century. However, spoken English was actually rhotic during colonial times. Language evolves quickly everywhere, but it seems to have changed more significantly in England than in the US since the Revolution. Generic American English pronunciation is more similar to English spoken 200 years ago in England than modern British English or "Boston" English. 

We correct 

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