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Topic	lol @ how British people pronounce tortoise
DrizztLink 12/30/21 5:14:21 PM #79:	dave_is_slick posted... I believe the exaggerated shift started around Shakespear's time. I think it was the snobbish upper class who didn't want to be associated with him which led to their English. Plus, they call candy "sweets" but "candy" came BEFORE they started doing that. You got it mixed up, I think. The "traditional" American accent is closer to the pronunciation of Shakespeare's time than the "traditional" "higher-class" accents of England that came around about the 17-1800s or so. Regardless, it's a massive oversimplification. --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png <cite>DrizztLink posted [p:961337569] in lol @ how ... [t:79832471]...</cite> <quote>dave_is_slick posted... </cite> <quote>I believe the exaggerated shift started around Shakespear's time. I think it was the snobbish upper class who didn't want to be associated with him which led to their English. Plus, they call candy "sweets" but "candy" came BEFORE they started doing that.</quote>You got it mixed up, I think. The "traditional" American accent is closer to the pronunciation of Shakespeare's time than the "traditional" "higher-class" accents of England that came around about the 17-1800s or so. Regardless, it's a massive oversimplification. --- http://guidesmedia.ign.com/guides/9846/images/slowpoke.gif https://i.imgur.com/M8h2ATe.png https://i.imgur.com/6ezFwG1.png</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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