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On Sun, 2 Nov 2025 11:13:07 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 02/11/2025 00:49, rbowman wrote:
>> On Sat, 1 Nov 2025 14:44:15 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> 
>>> If the goal is to have English as an universal language, teaching a
>>> common accent makes a lot of sense.
>> 
>> Good luck getting everyone to talk like Kevin Costner. He took a lot of
>> heat for his role in 'Robin Hood' for not even trying for a British
>> accent.
> 
> If he had done an Appalachian accent it would have been more
> authentic...

I have read that RP has evolved enough that some US accents are closer to 
17th century British than anything modern. I've also read that Quebec 
French is closer to the French of Louis XIV than modern Parisian French.

It's interesting how accents drift with time.