Re: Best/Worst American Accents By Brits

On May 28, 3:03 am, "benli...@xxxxxxxxxx" <benli...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

They don't explain what they mean by "good"/"bad"-- authentic? (how
would they know?) or just pleasing to the ear?

Indeed. I was surprised to see Ian McShane (Deadwood) on the list.
It's been forever since I've watched Deadwood, but my recollection is
that McShane's role character was a Briton. So the Brits who thought
his accent was good liked it because he sounded so British, and those
who disliked it did it because his accent didn't sound American, or
what?
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