>Americans and Canadians speak with an accent closer to their

Only Yankees have an accent similar to Canada.

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>Eddy
>White

No clue why this dumb meme still circulates around. The only way you're more Anglo than modern Brits is in using imperial measurements

>>78587820
It's not true that the modern American accengt is closer to the old British accent than modern British accents

Listen to this video of civil war veterans talking, the sound British. Skip to 0:40.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6jSqt39vFM

>>78588341
that accent has its roots from the scots-irsh

>>78587820
"no"

>>78587820
>>Americans and Canadians speak with an accent closer to their Anglo-Saxon ancestors
This isn't true at all though

>>78588341
>>78592213
>>78590523

It is entirely true. The classic brit accent developed some time after colonisation of north america, and some time before colonisation of australia.
Go look up rhoticity in the english language to learn more.

>>78587820
Do you actually think everyone in Britain walks around speaking in RP? Wouldn't normally ask but there's nothing too dumb for an American not to believe

>>78593298
yes

>>78587820
But all anglos speak 30% french as a result of having norman as lords
Must suck to be anglo

>>78593332
From our perspective in the north you all sound French, you've all went through the same vowel shift.
When you can find Americans saying "hoos" for "house" and "wrang" for "wrong" I might take you more seriously.

>>78593279
it's not