Did you ever wonder how accents come about? It happens in every culture with every language. In some places, the variations are relatively minor, but, nevertheless, significant. In the city of London, for example, there are more dialects than there are in all of the continental United States. Did you know that there are places along the eastern shore of the US where natives sound like they are from 16th century England? Did you ever wonder why Canadians pronounce “about” like “aboot”? I do. And I always find explanations of these differences to be fascinating. Perhaps you will too. Click here.