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Okay, now I'm lost. RP? Role playing? Ron Perlman? Randy panties?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Received_Pronunciation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_American_Speech
The 'midlantic' accent was created in Hollywood and popularized by actors like Kate Hepburn and Cary Grant.
Thanks for the information.
Nah, despite the article that was just the “North Eastern Elite” accent and people just spoke like that.