TIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.
TIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS.
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So what is it then?
Of course I didn’t watch the video.
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TL;DW?
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The famous Transatlantic/Mid-Atlantic "Hollywood accent" that Wikipedia and countless Youtube videos have "reported" on is a myth. It is a completely made up thing that didn't actually happen at all.
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Dr. Lindsey’s videos are treasure if you’re into English speech minutia or language in general.
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I learned this yesterday from the same video. Dr Geoff Lindsey is great.
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