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[–] 28 points 2 years ago

I heard it was Southern English which was closest to Elizabethan English.

In any case, reality doesn't matter. Perceptions matter. Britain is an old country, and America is a new country - so in 'translating' an accent to a past period, we tend to see the accent of the 'old country' as more appropriate.

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