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Re:When did Americans lose their British accents? by fredgrott on Monday February 10, 2020 @11:29AM (#22290561)
also by Danish..where do you think Anglo came from? yes, the term is Roman for what they called brits but the actual group that was not Saxon(Saxon ie German Saxony) came from the middle of Denmark..
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Re:When did Americans lose their British accents? by phonypc on Monday February 10, 2020 @01:12PM (#22291624)
Anglia (which is currently in Germany) wasn't a Danish speaking region until well after the Angles settled in Britain. Which was well after the Roman period. They spoke Old English.
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