Accents - Part 2
One student asked me, “Why do Americans think all British people are posh?”
My reply was, “Probably because in the movies, whenever someone is supposed to be portrayed as upper-class and sophisticated, they have a British accent.”
I mentioned this to a teacher earlier this week, and she said, “But how about Disney movies like The Lion King? Scar, the bad guy, has a British accent, and all the good guys have American accents.”
It’s something to think about…
My reply was, “Probably because in the movies, whenever someone is supposed to be portrayed as upper-class and sophisticated, they have a British accent.”
I mentioned this to a teacher earlier this week, and she said, “But how about Disney movies like The Lion King? Scar, the bad guy, has a British accent, and all the good guys have American accents.”
It’s something to think about…
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