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I thought Mid Atlantic was a completely fake accent taught to radio and movie actors because of better fidelity with the recording equipment of the day
by wombatpm 3y ago
I thought Mid Atlantic was a completely fake accent taught to radio and movie actors because of better fidelity with the recording equipment of the day
- soulofmischief 3y agoIt was also very quickly a self-reinforcing marker distinguishing one from the lower class.
- ticviking 3y agoMy understanding is it was a constructed accent that took "upper class" elements from US and British English.
- hunter2_ 3y agoThe Wikipedia article on this accent touches on this briefly and calls it "possible" [0] while discussing other topics in much more depth. [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_accent https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_accent