Just a quick question

by sarcanadian

Hi this may seem like a strange question but would George Washington have had a British accent?

CaptainRhino

I got these answers by u/keyilan , u/lord_mayor_of_reddit and u/YuunofYork from the FAQ:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8cvhob/when_did_americans_lose_their_british_accents/

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8gjeaz/comment/dycs1nr

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/8joah6/comment/dz1x35s

u/YuunofYork discusses George Washington's accent from a linguistics perspective in this thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/7w4ldq/how_close_was_george_washingtons_accent_to_the/