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Originally Posted by mntlblok View Post
What a fun rabbit hole this British accent stuff sent me down. It appears that both RP and Mid-Atlantic accents were "contrived" at boarding schools on either side of the Atlantic. *And*, had no idea about Gen Z stuff such as this. Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British accents? | Life and style | The Guardian
Probably the worst British accent by an American was Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins.
Horrendous!