TheQuiet1
Rock n' Roll Doggie
This more of a culture question than a political one but I thought FYM would be the most appropriate place to put it, if it isn't then I apologise.
Anyway, I was watching 'Neighbours' (why are you laughing?) the other day and it struck me that Aussie English is nearly identical to British English in:
1. Spelling (NeighboU rs)
2. Pronunciation (They said Ar-men instead of A-men)
3. The actual names for things (boot of a car, mobile phone)
So, I was wondering why is Aussie English so similiar to British English but American English so different? I mean I can understand why things such as spelling/pronunciation are similiar because of the main colonisation of Australia in the 19th century by prisoners (sorry about that by the way...) by which time spelling and pronunciation had been put in a 'fixed' state but America was colonised far earlier before there were 'standard ways' of English language so this has allowed it to evolve in a different direction. But what I really want to know is, why has Aussie English largely continued to follow the British pattern, even with modern words such as a car 'boot' or a 'mobile phone' instead of a 'trunk' or a 'cellphone'? Because surely, with the increasing Americanisation of the world, that is what we'd expect to happen?
Anyway, I was watching 'Neighbours' (why are you laughing?) the other day and it struck me that Aussie English is nearly identical to British English in:
1. Spelling (NeighboU rs)
2. Pronunciation (They said Ar-men instead of A-men)
3. The actual names for things (boot of a car, mobile phone)
So, I was wondering why is Aussie English so similiar to British English but American English so different? I mean I can understand why things such as spelling/pronunciation are similiar because of the main colonisation of Australia in the 19th century by prisoners (sorry about that by the way...) by which time spelling and pronunciation had been put in a 'fixed' state but America was colonised far earlier before there were 'standard ways' of English language so this has allowed it to evolve in a different direction. But what I really want to know is, why has Aussie English largely continued to follow the British pattern, even with modern words such as a car 'boot' or a 'mobile phone' instead of a 'trunk' or a 'cellphone'? Because surely, with the increasing Americanisation of the world, that is what we'd expect to happen?