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Comment on It's quite impressive that most English speakers across the world understand each other, despite variations in accents/dialects

Krauerking@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Wow, lots of people picking out whole regions to say they cant understand and i… Have never had that problem. Honestly, really, english is easy to catch the ear and even people who barely speak it can usually get legible words out. You never make the sounds accidentally.
I’m not a big fan of mumbly accents, its just lazy about the sounds but if you’ve ever understood grumbling and mumbling you can get any accent.

(Note: not true for dialects that have their own local words for things)

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gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Every dialect has their own words for things

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- Krauerking@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  I had associated that with only localization and slang. Didnt realize that was dialect. That being said, you can still understand the words just and get enough cintext to realize you dont say “fanny” in UK
  
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  - gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Tbh where the line is between dialects and languages is a hotly debated topic in linguistics, or if there even is a line
    
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ohulancutash@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
The definition of a dialect is having it’s own words for things.

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- Krauerking@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Well look at that, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary.
  
  Didnt realize that slang was part of dialect and only associated the first 2. Learn something every day.
  
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