Why is my accent considered the one where we pronounce all letters?
My accent is Northern American. I pronounce the word "northern" as "NOR-thern".
A person with a classic English accent would pronounce it "NOH-thun".
So if England is the origin of the English language, why is my accent considered correct? Why are the R's in "Northern" not considered obsolete? Why do people hear me say that word and not think I'm adding extra letters, kind of like the occasional extra R that Englanders add?
A person with a classic English accent would pronounce it "NOH-thun".
So if England is the origin of the English language, why is my accent considered correct? Why are the R's in "Northern" not considered obsolete? Why do people hear me say that word and not think I'm adding extra letters, kind of like the occasional extra R that Englanders add?
