2007-03-02 07:52:41 · 6 answers · asked by Miracle 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
it was a mixture of German/Scottish/English/Irish, also in very Southern England they almost have an American Accent. At least they did when I visited, I mean you can still tell they are British but they are very understandable
2007-03-02 07:56:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Same way that there are different accents all across the United States (and even across Britain.) The language was quite different too when American was settled by the British. Language and accents just change as time passes.
2007-03-02 15:57:01 · answer #2 · answered by Serena 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the modern English accent is actually very recent, and only became widespread by use of the BBC.
The closest accent to how people sounded 200+ years ago are found in Newfoundland and Kentucky.
2007-03-02 15:57:20 · answer #3 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How did the Kentish and Liverpool accents become so distinct? Time and local influences.
2007-03-02 15:57:32 · answer #4 · answered by novangelis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
we realized how stupid it sounded so we made up our own accent that we could be understood when talking....
2007-03-02 15:57:10 · answer #5 · answered by The Emperor of Ecstasy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. we kicked out the brits
2. we had influences from other cultures(italian, german, irish, polish,spanish)
3.different areas developed differently based on thier cultural influences and whatnot. its just the way it is.
2007-03-02 16:47:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋