California accents

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I thought this article was interesting about the belated research on California accents.

Since so many people have arrived in California from other places, it is probably one of the hardest things to pin down, but those of us who have ever lived there do indeed know that California accents and regional speech patterns exist.

[fumobici]

I think I remember mentioning this once before here but I found it interesting that more than once I saw language schools in Italy touting their teachers as Californian as if it were obvious that Californian English is the most desirable form.

Of course it is, but I don't expect Italians to realize that.

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Who says California English is the most desirable, Californians?

[bixaorellana]

^^^^^^ WHAT SHE SAID!!! ^^^^^^^^

[fumobici]

;D OK, BBC received English is nice enough too.