TIL that all those videos about the old Hollywood accent are absolute BS. (youtu.be)

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[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 week ago

TL;DW?

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[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago

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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[-] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

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