A must-read for students of the "American" language who like American movies...

John Brown and Maristella Feustle shared a link.

That Weirdo Announcer-Voice Accent: Where It Came From and Why It Went Away

Is your language rhotic? How to find out, and whether you should care.

THEATLANTIC.COM|BY JAMES FALLOWS

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