Bonus Episode: Rise and Fall of the Classic Movie Accent
The History of English Podcast
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The Mid-Atlantic Accent
World English required a slight H sound before the W in words that began with a WH. Catherine Hepburn's Mid-Atlantic or Transatlantic accent is considered by many people to be a model of what became known as the Mid-Atlantic accents. One of Tilly's students, named Edith Skinner, became a leading accent advisor in Hollywood.
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