Mid-Atlantic accent (original) (raw)

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Mid-Atlantic accent or Transatlantic accent may refer to:

• Good American Speech, a consciously learned American accent incorporating British features, mostly associated with early 20th-century actors and announcers
• Northeastern elite accent, a family of various similar accents used by the Northeastern elite of the United States born between the 19th century and early 20th century, which partly inspired the more intentionally promoted above accent

Mid-Atlantic accent may also refer to:

• Philadelphia English, the dialect spoken in the lower Mid-Atlantic region (the Delaware Valley and Baltimore regions, specifically) of the United States

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