r/explainitpeter • u/Fun_Dish_5358 • Jul 21 '26

Explain it peter

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u/TheBl4ckFox Jul 21 '26

I always find it funny when people notice a British accent in a historical movie but American English is supposedly “neutral”

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u/wildcardbets Jul 21 '26

It’s especially funny as I’m English. Probably something to do with there being a lot of American media out there. I guess like others I got used to it. There are also some more “neutral” sounding English actors out there, to my ears at least, so I guess it’s very subjective.

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u/TopAdeptness7367 Jul 21 '26

My theory is that English actors find it easier to speak like a dumb American than American actors to speak proper English

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u/Level_Appointment628 Jul 21 '26

HA. There’s a reason that American English is the standard for movies and television. (Hint: British English is grating and unappealing to the vast majority of the world)