Who is more similar culturally to English: Australians or Americans?

[Ruggery]

No because Americans retained most of the early settlers language, while over in the UK they changed their sound. The older English sounded more American. In fact non-rhotic speech that most London is noted for, did not arrive until the 18th century. It was copied by port cities such as Boston, New York, Charleston, and Savannah. But overall, Americans speak 17th Century English with a little bit of modification. England , the mother country, changed.

Do you have any proof of that? Are there samples?

[Richmondbread]

Do you have any proof of that? Are there samples?

Most linguists say this.

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/...ritish-english

https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/languag...-so-different/

[Creoda]

It's something Americans like to say a lot (that Shakespearean/early modern English was preserved by Americans), but I think it's rubbish, and ignores the regional variety in Britain, then and now.



Sounds most like rural English accents, especially pre-WW2.

[de Burgh II]

Australians:

Is Australia a British Commonwealth?

The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of 54 sovereign states. Known as the “British Commonwealth”, the original members were the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Irish Free State, and Newfoundland.

https://colors-newyork.com/is-austra...-commonwealth/

[Creoda]

Sounds like Phil Harding

[Mont]

Australians, without a doubt.

[Richmondbread]

It's something Americans like to say a lot (that Shakespearean/early modern English was preserved by Americans), but I think it's rubbish, and ignores the regional variety in Britain, then and now.



Sounds most like rural English accents, especially pre-WW2.

[Mans not hot]

Don't the accents in Australia derive from Cockney? It is largely because Austraila was a penal colony that brought over convicts. Most convicts were working class Brits.

Nah bruv