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The Skeptics Guide #891 - Aug 6 2022

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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Why Do We Use a British Accent?

Most european countries, they just use british accents. Why do they do that? Ecause we like it. We likea accent, y know, it sounds smart. They choose accents based upon the character, not the not would make sense. If you are a barbarian, you have a scottish accent. It doesn't matter that you're a viking. And of course, there are plenty of brilliant people with southern american accents. But i think there's this stereotype that the more colloquial in accent omes, like, the more specific and entrenched it becomes,. The more kind of regional it becomes, the less metropolitan the person is. That

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