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re: Did British-English once sound American? An amateur YouTube linguist answers the question
Posted on 2/27/24 at 7:31 am to East Coast Band
Posted on 2/27/24 at 7:31 am to East Coast Band
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I refuse to believe that any member of the British royalty ever sounded like someone from modern day Backwoods Alabama.
It sounded more like a pirate than modern American English. That being said, the royals largely spoke French amongst themselves until the 1800s*
ETA: I was off by about 400 years...
This post was edited on 2/27/24 at 8:10 am
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Posted on 2/27/24 at 7:42 am to Bama Bird
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That being said, the royals largely spoke French amongst themselves until the 1800s
Wrong.
Posted on 2/27/24 at 7:47 am to Bama Bird
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the royals largely spoke French amongst themselves until the 1800s
Nah. From Henry V (1413-1422) onwards the British monarchs all spoke English. William of Orange (from the Netherlands) ruled England with his wife Mary from 1689 until his death in 1702, but likely spoke fluent English. George I (1714-1727) is the only monarch since the 15th century who didn't understand a lick of English (he spoke German), though his son George II (1727-1760) was a heavy German speaker as well.
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