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4 July 10
Nick Patrick: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?

Reading David McCullough’s 1776, I found myself wondering: Did Americans in 1776 have British accents? If so, when did American accents diverge from British accents?

The answer surprised me.

I’d always assumed that Americans used to have British accents, and that American accents diverged…

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    Actually already knew that, but it’s a fact that just amuses me so much.
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    Neat! I wonder how they figured out that both accents were rhotic at that time since there obviously aren’t recordings....
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    This is fascinating. I might have to do more research on this.
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    This is neat. :o
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