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The Mid-Atlantic Accent: the Made Up Speech of 1920’s America

Why Did Old Hollywood Stars Speak With a Specific Accent?

Interestingly, this accent, often dubbed ‘Mid-Atlantic’ or ‘Transatlantic’, was completely made up, and its existence and widespread use in the United States can be traced back to two language teachers. But before we get into the history of the Transatlantic accent, let’s listen to a sample of it.

Can You Identify All 20 of These British Accents?

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The Fascinating World of British Accents

Depending on where you're from, you'd speak your own accent, and it may be vastly different from all the other accents out there. The truth is, there's a multitude of fascinating accents on the British Isles. Here are 20 of the most interesting ones!

Cute overload

Dogs in mid-flight - so cute!

Massan Photo: Artudin Photo: Raphael Koyrich Photo: Stewart Graham Photo: Traci Murdock Photo: Artudin Photo: Takoto Photo: Mike Calanan Photo: Unknown Photo: Michael Parish Photo: Jason Neely Photo: Mark Robinson Photo: Franco ferri-mala Photo: Spangles44 Photo: Kaston Edited by: Shai Kuritzky Dogs in mid-flight

Nature

Take a Look At These Gorgeous Birds From South America

15 of the Most Beautiful Birds in Brazil's Atlantic Forest

The Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil has an incredible abundance of bird diversity. Nowhere else in the world will you find such colorful, vivid and rare bird species.

Health

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Can You Wake up With a Different Accent?

Cindy (1st video) always spoke with a regular American accent, all her life. Until one day she woke up with an Irish accent. Kay (2nd video) spoke with a British accent all her life, until one day she woke up with a French accent!

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Watch 50 Americans Speak In Their States’ Accents

There's more to American English than the southern, the New York and the New England accent. Watch these 50 people from different states speak in their own regional dialects and you'll hear all the magnificent diversity of speech right away. Can you hear all 50 of these accents?

Dialect Coach Judges Celebrity Actors' Accents In 32 Scenes

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Dialect Coach Checks If Star Actors Can Shed Their Accents

Nothing can spoil a movie like an actor doing a terrible job in faking an accent. For proof, just remember Dick Van Dyke’s cockney accent in Mary Poppins, for which he made an official apology. But the question is, how hard is it to fake an accent?

Mark Harvey Manages to Capture Birds Mid-Air

Stunning Birds of Prey Photographed Mid-Flight

In this series, titled Raptors In Flight , he captures birds of prey mid-air, as they perform their avian acrobatics. The angles are impeccable and the details are incredible. He followed this series with another series of immaculate photographs of common birds, titled in Flight .

Watch This Woman Switch Seamlessly Between 21 US Accents!

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Amazing - Woman Switches Between 21 American Accents!

Amy Walker is an actress and an accent coach, and in this amazing video, she showcases the insane variety of American regional accents by performing them herself!

Fire and Color Captured Mid-Motion - Beautiful!

QUIZ: What Kind of American Accent Do You Have?

Indeed it is an incredible story, then, that our accents tell about us and where we come from and what our family history is. Even if you do not live in the US, your accent may sound more like a specific US accent! Take our test and find out... What Kind of American Accent Do You Have?

Here's a a Lighter (and Funnier) Look at Mid-Life

• Mid-life is when you go to the doctor and you realize you are now so old, you have to pay someone to look at you naked. • The good news about mid-life is that the glass is still half-full - of course, the bad news is that it won't be long before your teeth are floating in it... • Mid-life is when you

Cute overload

Cats Caught Mid-Sneeze Make the Funniest Faces!

These photos of cats caught mid-sneeze are the funniest thing I've seen all day! Cats Caught Mid-Sneeze Make the Funniest Faces! cute, funny, cats These photos of cats caught mid-sneeze are the funniest thing I've seen all day!

This Joke Starts With a Mid-Air Heart Attack

When Something Goes Wrong, Don't Panic funny, hilarious, joke, humor, dumb, pilot, runway, landing When a pilot has a heart attack mid-flight, he and his co-pilot aim for LaGuardia airport, but the landing doesn't look like it will go to plan...

Art

Float Mid-Air On the 91st Floor in New York

Source Source H/T: MyBestPlace , MyModernMet Float Mid-Air On the 91st Floor in New York art, travel, new york, design, panorama, baba recommends, tourist, USA, Skyscraper, installation It took the artist over 3 years to design, and now this amazing installation is open for visitors in New York!

Travel

Looking at the Incredible Mont Saint Michel

Mont Saint Michel: A Fairytale Castle Mid-Sea...

No, these aren’t scenes from Lord of the Rings or some AI creation, though this castle looks like it was taken straight out of a childhood fairy-tale or a fantasy novel. This is a rocky tidal islan..

A Collection of Seven USA Tests and Quizzes

How Well Do You Know America? 7 USA Quizzes!

From Florida to Alaska, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the United States spans much of North America and is home to many diverse biomes. If you think you know the U.S. well, take our quiz and post your results in the comment section below. How Much Do You Know About USA Politics?

Regional Accents All Across the United States

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What Do Americans Sound Like? A Question with 50 Answers

A lot of people outside America seem to believe there is only one American accent, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Listen to people from all over the US show us what their regional accent sounds like, often to hilarious results.

500 Years of Living Room Design in 12 Pictures

500 Years of Living Room Design in 12 Astonishing Pictures

As you can probably tell from the picture below, the accent in Baroque interior design was on showcasing one's wealth: gold details everywhere, wall and ceiling murals, bright colors and intricately-detailed pieces of furniture made of the most expensive wood all define a typical Baroque living room.

Will This English Quiz Be Able to Guess Your Accent?

Can Your English Vocabulary Reveal Where You Are From?

The major differences between the 4 English accents we'll try to distinguish between today is in pronunciation, which is tricky to test, but also in vocabulary, spelling and even grammar.

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This Actor Will Teach You Some Scottish Slang!

The distinctive rolling 'R' sound in Scottish accents is unique. But aside from their unique accents, the Scots also appear to have a sense of humor. Teaching you some Scottish slang is actor Gerard Butler. Were you familiar with any of these phrases before?

Art

Dialect Expert Rates Actors’ Depiction of Real People

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Is This Really How These Famous People Talked?

Arguably, the most important aspect is the accent. Watch this expert analyze 17 actors who played real-life characters. Did they nail it or not?

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Little Girl Story Time - Adorable and Hilarious!

I s it the charming French accent that makes this little girl's story so adorable, or is it the wild imagination she uses to create it? Either way, we fell in love with this girl and her amazing story right away! Little girl, you had us at 'hippopotamus!'