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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 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

TL;DW?

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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.