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#002 English Accents - Why are British and American so Different
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Hi everyone! I'm Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com. My mission is to help YOU to speak English fluently. In this episode: • I'll talk about why is the American accent is so different from the British accent. • After that, I'll use the Question and Answer technique for helping you develop your speaking skills. Let's get started! In the eighteenth century, American and British pronunciations were pretty similar. Remember that the British Empire colonized America. Many immigrants traveled to America to start a new life. So why is American and British pronunciation so different nowadays? Well, there are many theories, but here's a reasonable one: I know that may come as a surprize to you It's actually the standard British accent that has radically changed in the past two centuries. However, the American accent has remained almost identical. So, what happened? A little bit of history can help us. At the time the British accent started to change, the industrial revolution began. That means tha