I thought that there was a great deal of British and Caribbean heritage, right? But their accents sound like it's some type of ethnic American accent?

Where's Milty???

luv4u said:

He speaks with an American accent too.


Either Bermudans have some American heritage in their history (I'm totally ignorant of it), or Milty's a poser!

I used to work for a manager (before he retired back to Bermuda). He did not have an accent and did not sound American.

false.

luv4u said:

I wonder why Milty's accent sounds American?


I'm watching a documentary on Bermuda's musicians right now, and some sound slightly Creole, slightly Jamaican, but most sound like they're American.

COme to think about it, why did Americans lose their British Accents? When did it happen? Did our founding fathers speak with "American" accents or British ones?

And how the hell did it turn so dreadfully wrong down south?

Imago said:

I asked my mom that when I was like five. I don't remember her answer. If she even answered me.
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Protege said:

http://web.ku.edu/idea/ca...ermuda.htm

http://wikitravel.org/en/Bermuda

One of my good friends is from Bermuda, and his wife's and son's accents are so thick sometimes I have no idea what they're saying. They certainly do not sound "American".

Now I gotta go google that whole American accent thing... Got me started on that question all over again. And it had been YEARS!!!

chocolate1 said:

Thanks. It may just be that these particular musicians are able to speak it convincingly American to my untrained ear. There are definate variations in their accents from what I am noticing so far.

Protege said:

x 100000


I have always been fascinated by why Australia and America changed our accents from the Brits so dramatically. The AUstralian (to the untrained American ear) seems to sound more British than our accents do.

Of course I am sure that the Brits probably think both accents are vulgar sounding.

there was a story on canadian linguistics on tv a while ago...
apparently we were very american in our word choice and pronounciation in the early days of settlement from americans that headed north.
the people of british decent in charge of education were appauled and brought in british teachers to make sure the trend was corrected

btw i say im*a*go instead of imMAgo sorry

emm said:

Is Canada really a country though?

I would think it was just a big Annex with inexpensive plots of land.

fine
i'll stay away from the photo threads then

emm said:

You are the hawtness!

It's really more or less a protest against them in general. They're too prevalent lately, no?

i want to know if milty has used the ice shot glasses yet

perhaps i should send you some for the invasion
you don't know how fun it would be to be there watching you and jers get nuts

snugglebutt

chocolate1 said:

Are you sure it's not Barbuda?

http://everything2.com/in..._id=744955 This is interesting. Apparently since the colonization and American and subsequent extermination of its native peoples (a subject for a whole OTHER thread), it appears that the British accent ALSO differs from its original state.

Imago said:

yeah, 'cause Hollywood affects the way everyone speaks in the state.

Protege said:

right up along with "who made God?" and "what is on the outside of outer space?"

AAAARGGHHH!!!! so many questions go ask your father

evenstar3 said:

Shah! As if!

Imago said:

hush, mr. talk radio voice!

i will admit i say 'dude' way too much sometimes...when i get excited.

evenstar3 said:

Imago said:

i don't, though! you all are

evenstar3 said:

so true!!!!!

and Muse sounds like an anchorwoman!!!!!

It probably has a lot to do with the increasing dominance of US-American culture over the years, for instance TV, music, DVDs, movies etc.etc.

Even children in England pick up certain characteristics from American English so I´m not surprised that people in the Bermudas,who are much closer to the USA geographically, pick up certain accents or words or grammar structures.
Just look at how well Dutch people speak or at least know American English..it´s amazing and I´m still trying to figure out the exact reasons for this phenomenon.

abierman said:

agree!

abierman sounds like a kakker

kakker means someone that grew up in higher society