Accents change due to status and changing fashions. One such is the "Mid Atlantic" or "Transatlantic" accent. This accent was an attempt to be a neutral midpoin

Accents change due to status and changing fashions. One such is the "Mid Atlantic" or "Transatlantic" accent. This accent was an attempt to be a neutral midpoint between English & American accents. You'll hear it in older movies from the 30s & 40s (it was dying out in the 50s). 0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_accent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_accent 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL2MJ8rQ12E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL2MJ8rQ12E