j-e-f-f-e-r-s said:
Phlakes said:
cassaho said:
It's because they are very good at england.
You win lots and lots of internets. Like, lots. And lots.
OT: Never heard that before. Although I have heard of British accents, in the same way people talk about American accents.
Not really. America is a single, unified country. Britain is actually composed of four separate countries, each with their own governments. Therefore, there is no single British accent, because there is no single country of Britain. America, at least, is unified under one President and one constitution.
Not really. The United States of America is a single, unified country, composed of 50 separate states, each with their own governments, and even dialects. I don't like it when people drop the "United States of" part, because it for one forgets that the "Americas" are two continents worth of countries, and two, belittles the independent state aspect of the government. Much in the same way people assume "Great Britain" is a singular nation, as opposed to being comprised of many component nations (granted the United States of America is a singular nation, but the point is that it is not so singular), but I digress.
The "General American Accent", or the "Midwestern American Accent" is the one you hear in most films from the U.S.. However, there are various dialects across the country. Some are regional, some are ethnic: New York (with at least three sub-accents), New Jersey, greater New England, Southern, Texan, Cajun, Hawai'i, Inland Northern American, Midland, Pacific Northwest, etc.
Government composition isn't an issue here: even within England there are various distinct dialects and accents.
OT: Never heard of people saying "going to British" outside of this thread, I have heard "Speaks British" from some very ignorant people... but you wouldn't use "Britain" in that sentence either...
