10-08-2013, 11:32 AM
(10-08-2013, 10:08 AM)eppie Wrote:(10-08-2013, 10:05 AM)Hammerskjold Wrote: Seriousity aside. I thought it was a little bit of both. The 25 questions I got had 'what word would you use for...', and a few 'how would you pronounce this word'.
Then again maybe my dialex is different from your daleks.
Well, an accent is a part of a dialect, and not the other way around.
Part of a dialect is how you pronounce words and part of the dialect is using different words for the same thing.
My fault for my attempted humour not translating well.
Anyhow I liked this tidbit from a blog about the subject.
http://dialectblog.com/2011/01/28/dialect-vs-accent/
Quote: This distinction is not that important for a layperson. Unless you’re a linguist, the difference between these two words is pretty abstract.
Good enough for me since I never claimed I was a linguist. The debate can be masterfully handled by a linguist more cunning than myself.
My pop (soda) is getting warm and it's *aboot time I go fix the rough before there's any leeks.
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http://dialectblog.com/2011/03/20/canadi...ays-aboot/