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		xwdv on May 15, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why are so many young Americans adopting fake Brit... Because stereotypically British aren’t seen as very threatening people, they sound quite docile really. There’s also a lot of exposure to British accents in popular media compared to the others.

fifticon on May 15, 2023 [–]

this is a recent thing, the 1700s would like to have a word :-)

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