Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British accents?

Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by ngngngng on Monday May 15, 2023 @10:13AM (#35948453)

When I'm talking to British friends they'll often repeat back what I said and exaggerate the rhoticity of my western US accent. I'll poke back with a "It's chewsday innit bruv?"

Seems pretty common.

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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by hydrok9 on Monday May 15, 2023 @12:12PM (#35950555)

Had a Londoner tell me that they "litchrally" invented the language so N.A. says everything wrong.

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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by ngngngng on Monday May 15, 2023 @02:16PM (#35952305)

Ha. My defense is that my west coast US accent is closer to what Brits sounded like at the time of the American revolutionary war than a typical London accent is today.

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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by hydrok9 on Tuesday May 16, 2023 @11:57AM (#35963649)

My defence was just by asking them how many "c's" were in literally.

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