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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by foobarian on Monday May 15, 2023 @10:56AM (#35949216)
To me the most excellent British accent is the "your soundcard works perfectly" clip from Warcraft 2 audio configuration. [1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_A1GNx0M9M

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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by fredley on Monday May 15, 2023 @11:08AM (#35949406)
As a Brit, my favourite is the annoucements in the Chalk Farm tube station lifts, specifically. It is a very old fashioned accent indeed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AUI3EwR8DM

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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by cjrp on Monday May 15, 2023 @11:49AM (#35950190)
Weird, to me that sounds slightly Scandinavian. Maybe just because he’s really over-annunciating.
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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by sarchertech on Monday May 15, 2023 @02:30PM (#35952549)
It’s an American trying to do a “medieval” accent (which usually just means some flavor of British accent).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Roper_(video_game_produce...

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Re:Why are so many young Americans adopting fake British acc... by sarchertech on Monday May 15, 2023 @02:26PM (#35952492)
That clip is indelibly etched in my brain.
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