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Bonus Episode: Rise and Fall of the Classic Movie Accent

Mar 31, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 5min
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2
The Mid-Atlantic Accent
05:05 • 3min
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3
The History of American English
07:49 • 5min
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4
The Differences Between William McKinley and William Howard Tapped
12:57 • 5min
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5
Theodore Roosevelt's Upper-Class Accent
17:49 • 1min
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6
The American People Are Fit to Rule Theirself
19:01 • 2min
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7
The Downfall of Clara Bowe
20:57 • 6min
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8
The Mid-Atlantic Accent
26:27 • 2min
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9
Vivian Lee and the Mid-Atlantic Accent
28:24 • 3min
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10
The Rise of the Mid-Atlantic Accent
31:48 • 5min
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The Mid-Atlantic Accent
36:57 • 2min
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12
The Mid-Atlantic Accent in Star Wars
39:16 • 2min
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In this episode from the Patreon archives, we examine the accent used by actors and actresses in very old movies. We look at the origin of that accent and examine why it was adopted by the film industry in the first few decades of sound in motion pictures.

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