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Old 11-09-2014, 05:07 PM
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Location: Western Massachusetts
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haha, yeah I think it depends on the accent an American speaks. I think the closer our accent is to a Canadians, the better we're able to hear the subtleties.
The Western US accent is most similar to the Canadian accent, the main difference is the Canadian raising. I can tell Canadians by their accent, but for many only a few words are distinctive enough for them to stand out. The difference between a strong southern US accent and many northern US accents are greater than the difference between a Canadian and many northern or western American accents. Or even western upstate NY and a NYC accent.

American English Dialects

 
Old 11-09-2014, 05:20 PM
 
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The Western US accent is most similar to the Canadian accent, the main difference is the Canadian raising. I can tell Canadians by their accent, but for many only a few words are distinctive enough for them to stand out. The difference between a strong southern US accent and many northern US accents are greater than the difference between a Canadian and many northern or western American accents. Or even western upstate NY and a NYC accent.

American English Dialects
As I said, there's more than one western accent.

EDIT: Maybe I shoould read your entire post before answering.
 
Old 11-09-2014, 07:21 PM
 
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Do you know what ''bigot'' means? I don't think you do.
Wiki - Bigotry is a state of mind where a person strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas, etc.[1] Some examples include personal beliefs, race, religion, national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or other group characteristics.

If you ascribe negative characteristics to a person simply because of their accent, this is an excellent description.
 
Old 11-16-2014, 10:12 AM
 
Location: Round Rock, TX
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Americans just get over it you're not perfect
 
Old 11-16-2014, 01:41 PM
 
Location: Wonderland
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Americans just get over it you're not perfect
I'm over it.










Oh, wait...I never had it -whatever "it" is.
 
Old 11-17-2014, 12:48 PM
 
Location: Bel Air, California
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Americans just get over it you're not perfect
that only goes to prove it
 
Old 11-17-2014, 02:16 PM
 
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I would say 'hate', but apprehensive? You're darn tootin';

Here's what Paul Craig Roberts has to say about it....

The Next Presidential Election Will Move the World Closer to War - Paul Craig Roberts

The Next Presidential Election Will Move The World Closer To War -- Paul Craig Roberts - PaulCraigRoberts.org

Americans have this weird messianic belief that they always should and will be the 'indispensable people' that I find a little bit creepy. I'm happy to be an irrelevant canadian.
 
Old 11-17-2014, 02:23 PM
 
Location: London, UK
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I'm over it.










Oh, wait...I never had it -whatever "it" is.
How can you know you're over ''it'' when you don't know what ''it'' is?
 
Old 11-17-2014, 03:06 PM
 
Location: Østenfor sol og vestenfor måne
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Americans have this weird messianic belief that they always should and will be the 'indispensable people' that I find a little bit creepy. I'm happy to be an irrelevant canadian.
This is really a product of neocon political philosophy in regards to foreign affairs which holds (in a nutshell) that the United States is mandated by its position in the world to combat 'evil'.

Yeah, I agree it is creepy. But not all Americans subscribe to the neocon philosophy. I do believe that the Republicans's propensity for putting up neocons for presidential races and the fact that Hillary Clinton herself is the closest thing Democrats have to a neocon bodes ill.
 
Old 11-17-2014, 03:49 PM
 
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How can you know you're over ''it'' when you don't know what ''it'' is?
LOL you have a point.
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