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Originally Posted by Acajack
As I said, I see it all the time here.
But it's not something I've witnessed among, say, families where the parents are from the UK and the kids are Canadian-raised.
And I've known a lot of these people in my life.
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It did not occur in my own family - none of the Canadian-born children of relatives with Scots (Anglo-Jamaican in one case) accents spoke with anything other than standard Canadian accents. The idea of any of them being obliged to reproduce the brogue at home seems inconceivable.
I can't see any rationale for wanting the next generation to speak English or French like they're from the old country, unless, perhaps, if the plan is to return. As for kids in Quebec adopting the mainstream accent out of the house, I would absolutely expect that.