giskardsb 12,565 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 nice little video describing the origins of the Trans-Atlantic accent as used by Mr. March, for those interested. http://magazine.good.is/articles/origins-of-old-timey-voice-revealed?utm_source=keywee&utm_medium=social&kwp_0=68590&kwp_4=386181&kwp_1=227967 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacify Him 9,073 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 I prefer reading articles instead of watching them. Can anybody break it down and explain it here? I’m getting on your nerves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swan Heart 7,382 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 It's so sexy it's crazy.... abrrgghhhhhh I guess I have a thing for mad quirky psychopaths. They say it's the last song. They don't know us, you see. It's only the last song if we let it be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
giskardsb 12,565 Posted January 1, 2016 Author Share Posted January 1, 2016 10 minutes ago, Satyromaniac said: I prefer reading articles instead of watching them. Can anybody break it down and explain it here? it's quite a short video. Basically the accent was a learned accent used by upper classes in both America and England that is a mix of american and british pronunciation. It was designed to be indistinguishable as either. Typically features dropped final R's, soft vowels, and very sharply enunciated "T" sounds. It also found favor in hollywood and by reporters and such, possibly because it was easily understood in the poor reproduction equipment available at the time. It fell out of favor after world war II as it stopped being taught in schools. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacify Him 9,073 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 3 minutes ago, giskardsb said: it's quite a short video. Basically the accent was a learned accent used by upper classes in both America and England that is a mix of american and british pronunciation. It was designed to be indistinguishable as either. Typically features dropped final R's, soft vowels, and very sharply enunciated "T" sounds. It also found favor in hollywood and by reporters and such, possibly because it was easily understood in the poor reproduction equipment available at the time. It fell out of favor after world war II as it stopped being taught in schools. Thank you, honey. I love you forever I’m getting on your nerves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMROD 103,233 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Ohohoho basically characters from Downtown Abbey (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ✧*:･ﾟ 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚐𝚘𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚊 𝚙𝚛𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚛... (*´艸｀*) ♡♡♡ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTV 12,148 Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 i always wanted to learn that accent The Lady and the Legend coming soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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