tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post3387643384149483880..comments2024-03-16T00:21:43.240+00:00Comments on Separated by a Common Language: two quick noteslynneguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-69739112298455245312007-04-20T13:44:00.000+01:002007-04-20T13:44:00.000+01:00If they say that your accent is 'soft', then the a...If they say that your accent is 'soft', then the answer to your question is that they think Americans are usually 'more twangy' than you. But most of the reason they guess you're Canadian is that they're afraid of offending Canadians. (Hit the 'Canadian count' tag for previous discussion!)lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-26194560460458589772007-04-20T13:39:00.000+01:002007-04-20T13:39:00.000+01:00I get this sometimes too. It always amuses me be...I get this sometimes too. It always amuses me because, to my American ears, the difference between standard Canadian and US accents is very small. Maybe I'll ask the next person what they think the differences are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28787909.post-90956822197999621452007-04-19T12:31:00.000+01:002007-04-19T12:31:00.000+01:00And now Ben Zimmer has back-linked to me. What ca...And now Ben Zimmer has back-linked to me. What caring-sharing blogging!lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.com