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Re:Why isn't 'American' a Language? by duncanawoods on Thursday July 16, 2015 @06:41AM (#9896379)
I wonder to what extent American dialects are objectively easier to understand because they are the younger result of synthesising existing languages\accents rather than a UK dialect that has diverged due to isolation.
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Re:Why isn't 'American' a Language? by iopq on Friday July 17, 2015 @08:41AM (#9902413)
They're easier to understand because of Hollywood. If the United Kingdom made all the movies, everyone would think American dialects are really hard to understand.

Besides, nobody understands Southerners anyway.

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