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Mid-Atlantic accent

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Mid-Atlantic accent or Transatlantic accent may refer to:

  • Good American Speech, a consciously learned American accent incorporating British features, mostly associated with early 20th-century actors and announcers
  • Northeastern elite accent, an accent of the Northeastern elite of the United States born between the 19th century and early 20th century
  • Any accent of English, including more recent ones, perceived as a mixture of American and British English, and often perceived as incorporating the prestige speech of one or both countries

Mid-Atlantic accent may also refer to:

  • Philadelphia English, the dialect spoken in the Mid-Atlantic region (Delaware Valley) of the United States