Talk:Bermudian English

message: I am sorry, but I disagree with much of this article. I was born and raised in The Somers Isles (Bermuda) and I am not sure what the authors were going on about.
: I was also born and raised in Bermuda...who wrote this article? I guess it was a valiant attempt, but much of the information is both outdated and just plain wrong.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.9.221.183 (talk) 18:24, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Local opinion

message: Although having survived a deletion, I fail to see how this stub is notable. --andreasegde (talk) 14:15, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The stub isn't notable, the topic (Bermudian English) is. Reliable third-party sources (reference works, scholarly studies, etc.) talk about it as a distinct thing worth independent consideration - that's what counts as evidence of "notability". It's a slightly odd definition, but it's the one wikipedia works with (see WP:N). --Paularblaster (talk) 20:38, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Don't worry about it, Paular -- andreasegde left that comment here because you voted to delete at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Relatives of John Lennon (see this). S/he did the same thing to an article of mine that s/he found not-notable (The Green (Dartmouth College)). I think in both situations, his/her intention was to expose an alleged hypocrisy on our parts by not finding Mimi Smith or Julia Lennon notable. I think that this comment is mostly one of retaliation and minor disruption to illustrate a point rather than a real objection to the content. Dylan (talk) 14:30, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the clarification :o) --Paularblaster (talk) 19:10, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Notable

message: I notice the Bermuda Govt. website uses both the spellings "defense" and "defence"! 81.154.49.23 (talk) 19:27, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Being mid-way between the US and UK, and with strong influences from both, the place does use a mix of spellings (as well as words - I still use 'spanner', instead of 'wrench'). I was taught purely UK spellings in school in the 60s, but I'm not surprised that with the Internet, there's now a mix. Noel (talk) 22:28, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Spelling

message: I feel that there is/was more than a single 'Bermudian' accent: there's a very pronounced 'lower-class black' accent, but there also use to be a 'lower/middle-class white' accent which was quite distinct. The latter is almost extinct now, except among older people - it might be worth trying to record before it's too late. Note that it was not universal: e.g. my father didn't have it, but my 'uncle' (first cousin twice removed, if my naming of the exact connection is correct, but only a decade older than my dad) did. Upper-class whites generally either had a pretty middle-Atlantic 'non-accent' (especially those who had spent time overseas), or a 'white Bermudian' accent (often a milder form); a few (especially for those who had schooling in the UK) a UK accent.
I lack the time/resources to add this to the article, but I thought I'd note it, so people are aware of it. Noel (talk) 22:28, 8 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Multiple accents

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: I recognise that this isn't the most active of talk pages, nevertheless i hope someone knowledgeable will see this an help me out.The "Phonology" section contains two lines/bullet points which appear to me to be saying the same thing; if they are, i'm happy to remove one but, should there be some difference i'm not understanding, of course i'd leave both alone (though maybe try to clarify).  They are:
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*Do these mean different things?  Thanks.  Happy days, ~ LindsayHello 10:16, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Phonology