Did Americans in 1776 have British accents?

Re:Did Americans in 1776 have British accents? by nickpatrick on Sunday July 04, 2010 @06:19PM (#1486537)

Hey everyone, I'm the author of the post. I'm a longtime HN lurker, so I was very excited to see it shared here. I've really enjoyed reading the discussion.

A quick disclaimer: I have zero background in linguistics. The only materials I used for research were Wikipedia and Google Books (http://books.google.com/books?id=ia5tHVtQPn8C). Moreover, this is nothing more than a short post on my personal blog. So, don't expect an academic paper on the subject. ;)

Anyway, thanks for reading!

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Re:Did Americans in 1776 have British accents? by joshkaufman on Monday July 05, 2010 @10:07PM (#1489735)

Thanks for writing - forwarded this to a famous dialect professor. Here's what he added to your analysis: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1489723

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