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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn’t it considered a transatlantic accent which basically nobody has anymore? I think maybe regionally rather than nationally there are more posh accents. For example when I went to New Orleans some southern accents sounded more “posh”, proper and gentile than others but wouldn’t be considered posh nationally. [/quote] Ant accent that people actively practice for public speaking sounds impressive in some way. Beyond that, racism determines whether the accent is high class or low class. The key features are enunciating words, varying pauses and emphasis, and speaking with slow enough pacing to be understood clearly. Fast talking where outsiders can't get a handle on the rhythm and pick out syllables and word boundaries, or boring monotone talking, is what sounds bad. [/quote]
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