What is the most difficult American accent?
The one that I, an American myself, have found the most difficult is the Appalachian Mountain accent.
What is the prettiest American accent?
Texan ranked as the ‘sexiest’ accent in America
- New York.
- Mainer.
- Chicago.
- Mississippi.
- Hawaiian.
- Philadelphia.
- St. Louis.
- Californian.
What is the hardest accent to learn?
Great British accent
The Great British accent proved to be the most difficult of all the accents to imitate – along with the regional Yorkshire and Cockney pronunciations, in particular.
Why are there so many accents in Cornwall?
The situation simply isn’t comparable, as the Cornish language hasn’t exerted any influence on English for a good 400 years or so. This has resulted in a mishmash of local accents that are not very consistent throughout Cornwall.
Where are the Cornish Americans in the Chesapeake Bay?
Tangier Island is an island in lower Chesapeake Bay in Virginia: some inhabitants have a West Country accent that traces back to the settlers (including the Cornish) who arrived there in the 1600s.
Are there Cornish people in the United States?
Cornish Americans. Cornish Americans ( Cornish: Amerikanek kernewek) are Americans who describe themselves as having Cornish ancestry, an ethnic group native to Cornwall, United Kingdom. Cornish ancestry is not recognized on the United States Census. There are estimated to be close to 2 million people of Cornish descent in…
How many Cornish people are fluent in English?
It is estimated that there are about 250 fluent speakers, among them a few neo-native speakers who were brought up bilingually in Cornish and English, and a good 2 – 3000 people are taking an active interest in the language and are in the various stages of language acquisition.
