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Brit shares the one-word 'dead giveaway' that American actors are doing an English accent

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Benedict Townsend , a London -based comedian and host of the “ Scroll Deep ” podcast, says there is one word that American actors playing characters with a British accent never get right.

When British people say “daughter,” they pronounce it like the word “door-tah” Americans , even when they are putting on British accents, say it like “dah-ter”.

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42

Informative language

32

Neutral language

74

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

34

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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