Do most of the "original" canadians speak like britishs? or have they ever been talking like them?

Question

'm not talking about spelling either, and not also talking about french canadians. I also know that the canadian accent differs from a region to another region in Canada and it's also an individual accent by itself.

But I just want to know if the "original" canadian accent has EVER been similar to british english more than american english till now.

I am also talking about the MAJORITY of "original" canadians" and not the minority nor the immigrants.

It would also be great if you can provide any source for your answer.

P.S: Oh and i do mean asking about the MOST(MAJORITY) of the "original" canadians and not the british immigrants in Canada ofcourse.

And not a small city of a small region.

I'm asking it in general and also asking it since britishs immigrated to Canada.

And another thing I know that the language is canadian but I am asking to which accent of enlish has it been similar and is similar to.

Since the time that britishs came to Canada:

a) More like american accent since britishs came there.

b) More like british accent since britishs came there.

a or b? at anytime since then.

Answer 1

k ur question is way confusing...

I'm from the praries and i don't have a british accent. i don't have a french accent. I sound pretty much like an american, although of course there will be a slight difference. "Original" canadians were the Aboriginals, but after that they were explorers and stuff from Britain,  just like the people who arrived in America. They both started with British accents,  but then both America and Canada lost their British accents. ALthough in Newfoundland, they do still have British-ish accecnts. i've been there. pretty cool that a part of canada speaks with a british accent.

Answer 2

I kind of understand your question, but some parts I don't.

I'm from Canada, but have lived in the U.S.  I married an american, and I think that, even though we don't have the british accent, we speak british english moreso than american english, in our pronounciation of certain words.  Which I suppose might actually give us a little bit of an accent.  I know that people immediately know I'm canadian when I'm in the states.  I find I use a lot of british phrases also.  Phrases my husband and his family have never heard of and have no idea what they mean.

Answer 3

Never mind what that first idiot said about all Canadians speaking French.For the most part English speaking Canadians don`t sound too much unlike nothern state Americans.Oh yes and response to "Explorers" statement  about the original Canadians being long gone...that may be true but the native North American Indians still exist.

Answer 4

the original canadians were the natives. next came english and french. they were joined by scots and irish, etc. when you ask about the "original" canadians, which province? the french were "original" in quebec and france wanted control of canada, but the british pounded them with the decision at the "plains of abraham" in quebec settling the war, then. nowadays quebec gets what they want politically threatening seperating from canada, etc. so "original" is when, more than who.

Answer 5

First of all, what does this have to do with dining-out in

Canada??? Wrong category, I suppose....but we do have some good "fish 'n' chips" joints over here. If we don't speak like the Brits at least we have adopted some of their (decent) food culture.

Secondly, there are more people with British ancestors south of the border, then here in Canada. So do Americans speak with a British accent???

And there is no language called "Canadian"! It's either Canadian-French, otherwise known as Quebecois, or plain old English. Some dictionaries claim it to be Canadian-English, but nevertheless. The accent itself is closer to the American English, then to British.

Answer 6

you will always speak with the accent of your orinal country, however the original Canadians are long gone.

Answer 7

i would say B.. as the English built Canada to what it is today,, and it was styled on the British system ie; Parliament, schools and law system..

Answer 8

There is no good answer to this, not a very good, question. Canadian accent , is so diverse but so unique that I cannot only tell you that it is Canadian but which of the five major parts or the country they are from.There was the French , of course and the Brits.and Ukrainian and German ,Swede, Icelander, Etc and etc which have left their mark.

Not only with pronunciation but rather how they use the words .

I guess the answer is;

In the Original Canadian language and dialect, there was a thread which ran through it's speakers which defined Canadians as one----Cold.

American speech is not as is Canadian.

But there was a time when they were similar.More or less.

Answer 9

Most or All Original Canadians

ARE FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE

the rest of us just visited and stayed

Answer 10

Well most of the original Canadians are long dead, we now have no obvious accent, I worked tech support for Microsoft and had American's they knew right off I was from Canada.

And as for the French Canadian accent and dialect, over the years they have developed a more unique language, with some words a cross between french and the gaelic spoken by the Acadians and Scots back in the 1600's.

Most of the people you find here now with a British accent, are ex pats from England, Scotland  or Ireland, the only ohter dialect is the eat coat ones spoke in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and then in Newfoundland they have a heavier almost Cornwall/Southern England accent, but it is not a cross over more a distinict one limited to there and Labrador.