Going “Write-Only”

Re:Going “Write-Only” by rjbwork on Monday April 20, 2015 @06:03PM (#9411140)

Almost definitely not. 4 quick dialects are AAVE, Indian English, Australian English, and, for a bit of localization, Iowan English. Mutually intelligible to someone who cares to pick up the slang, turns of phrase, and alternate grammars but clearly they are swiftly diverging.

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Re:Going “Write-Only” by brc on Monday April 20, 2015 @10:53PM (#9412029)

I actually think NZ English is diverging the fastest. Some thing about being a small remote island nation that also has an indigenous language in regular use. Those guys come up with crazy new words all the time. What on earth is a Jandal?

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Re:Going “Write-Only” by spinningarrow on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @05:46AM (#9413019)

Try Singlish (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlish_vocabulary). Combined with their accent, it's a wonder if you understand anything at all when said with a lot of Singlish.

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Re:Going “Write-Only” by computmaxer on Monday April 20, 2015 @07:06PM (#9411372)

I live in Iowa. Is our dialect concrete enough to put it in a group with Indian English and Australian English?

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Re:Going “Write-Only” by timv on Monday April 20, 2015 @09:48PM (#9411868)

I'm sorry, I can quite understand what you're asking.

Could you repost it in Australian English?

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Re:Going “Write-Only” by rjbwork on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @08:30AM (#9413554)

Probably not, but it is distinct enough from the south, the northeast, the PNW, and the west coast. I felt the need to localize a bit more than "American accent."

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Re:Going “Write-Only” by GFK_of_xmaspast on Tuesday April 21, 2015 @07:45AM (#9413368)

What makes you think it's not?

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