Transatlantic Accent, the old-timey movies accent

Saudara Chao

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Transatlantic or Mid-Atlantic accent is an accent which is like a fake accent, like no native speakers of the accent, and it sounded strange. It is not American nor British, but is somewhere between. That how it got the name Transatlantic or Mid-Antlantic, as if there is an island between America and the Britain. It is like a blend of American and British accent. It is said so both American and British can understand.

Have you watched some old American movies or radio broadcasts which people sounded weird? That may be Transatlantic accent they are using. Transatlantic accent used as radio that time probably does not sound great and hard to listen and understand. But when the accent was practiced, and then the radio was boosted up to high frequency, people can hear it and understand it better. Even so that the accent was teached in some schools. Holywood actors were also trained to speak the accent.

The Transatlantic was created by an Australian. This accent is said were supposed to be 'World English' which people can understand. Of course, when I hear "half British, half American", my thoughts are like "Isn't that Australian?"

However, it appears at one time, the Transatlantic accent never used anymore as America is like becoming more American. Schools don't teach the accent anymore, and movies started to speak American. The accent is gone. I mean almost? I guess there are still some that still uses it, like for a character.

I've founded some few tips for Transatlantic accent if you want to try:
1. Non-rhotic, means you have to drop R when it comes after a vowel in a syllable. Mother becomes MOTHAA.
2. Emphasised T's, means you don't pronounce some t's or double t's as tapped, whereas between t and d, but instead must pronounced as real T's. Like in better... seriously, beTTah, not bedder somewhat. "BuT iT also", not "Bud id also".
3. Vowels are more rounded, like dance become DAANCE.

Wotah.

Although this simple tips, but I think it's not enough. I even found a video or wiki that explain the accent in more detail. Some may have tutorial varied. Some transatlantic speech also kind of not using some of these tips. I don't know. I barely can distinguish between Transatlantic and British, that if I try to speak Transatlantic, I might just ended up speak like British (despite the fact that I am a Malay).

Here's how Transatlantic accent sounds like:

Transatlantic is a made-up, British-American accent used in movies in America long time ago, but later was no longer in use, mostly. So, what do think about it? Do you wish to implement this accent as your way of everyday talking?
 
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