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In response to "Watching Doctor Who: How did the Brits end up with the world's worst English accents? How did Ohio win out in the neutral English accent contest? -- nm" by Ender

Broadcasting in the US needed clear, enunciating announcers and that's what the Midwest accent generally has

Posted by TWuG Nov 6 '21, 03:55

Also Britain is geographically tiny and has a looong history of classism that helped drive accents as a way to signify class and origin within the Empire.

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Theoreticaly, shouldn't the BBC have needed clear enunciating announcers? -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 04:19 4
- that's what Received Pronunciation is. -- nm - Reagen Nov 6, 04:31 3
  - This doesn't explain why Doctor Who chose to feature a DEEP Liverpudlian accent... -- nm - Ender Nov 6, 05:01 2
    - BBC are trying to be more representative of different regions and classes rather than just posh Southerners. - LMS Nov 6, 06:12
    - He's a man of the people....of many planets. And only one Scots Doctor. -- nm - . Nov 6, 05:26

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Broadcasting in the US needed clear, enunciating announcers and that's what the Midwest accent generally has

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