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Probably the Standard English would be in the Pacific Northwest. That includes the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and maybe parts of Montana and California.
Probably the Standard English would be in the Pacific Northwest. That includes the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and maybe parts of Montana and California. I haven't noticed any particular or unusual accent...Not anything sticking out like the Texas accent, Southern, British, Australian, Boston, or New Jersey accent.
Pacific Northwest has rather flat vowels most of the time. They often sound like they're shouting even when they aren't. Sometimes words like milk sound like melk. We have several thread in the CA forum about it's accents. Northern CA has rather clipped vowels that are rounded. Similar to southern Ontario Canada. In the Bay Area, people talk at breakneck speed and frequently run everything together, sometimes with a slight slur. SoCal has a slight but distinct drawl caused by drawned out vowels. I would say the most neutral American accent is in the area running from about Omaha, NE to near Chicago.
Your biggest fallacy is in assuming that the Anglosphere is restricted to the countries you mentioned. There are many other countries that include English as an official language, including South Africa, Kenya, India, Bahamas, etc. While there are many people in these countries who either don't know English or speak it poorly, those who are fluent have a perfect command of the language.
Your biggest fallacy is in assuming that the Anglosphere is restricted to the countries you mentioned. There are many other countries that include English as an official language, including South Africa, Kenya, India, Bahamas, etc. While there are many people in these countries who either don't know English or speak it poorly, those who are fluent have a perfect command of the language.
English is not the majority language in most of those countries. It's a cultural thing to. Singapore comes closest to being a true anglosphere country, with 40% of people speaking it at home and most speaking it fluently.
English is not the majority language in most of those countries. It's a cultural thing to. Singapore comes closest to being a true anglosphere country, with 40% of people speaking it at home and most speaking it fluently.
I'm pretty sure the Bahamas and many other Caribbean island beat Singapore when it comes to "being a true anglosphere country" Just saying.
I'm pretty sure the Bahamas and many other Caribbean island beat Singapore when it comes to "being a true anglosphere country" Just saying.
Well yes, I mean of countries where English is not yet the majority mother tongue. English is still the main national language, however, and I predict over 50% will speak it as their main language at home soon. It certainly is the most english speaking place in asia, the level of english in hong kong, Kolkata etc is not comparable.
Haha haven't seen those but "twerk" and "selfie" are
I listened to a Funkadelic song from the 70s and heard 'twerking' so I guess it's an old word lol.
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