Columns British English or American English? Stupid but interesting question

Rose to the surface a stupid memory of childhood. Primary school, weighty question: British English or American English? The American English had support, I flagged it for the British English myself.

Why?

The question became active when I started watching two epoch sets in parallel. Another, presented by Yle The magic of love mini series (The Pursuit of Love) is located in England in the 1920s and 1940s and another can be seen on HBO Max Gilded Agein turn to late 19th century New York.

Based on the first episode, the BBC’s Nancy Mitfordin based on a novel The magic of love is charming. Downton Abbey type Julian Fellowesin Gilded Age in turn, it tastes like cheap cardboard in its opening cycle.

That The magic of love has been deep in upper – class England since its first rematch Gilded Agen American English feel ah so thin, of course, there is no reason for its superiority in my eyes.

But does that seem to make an impact? And that’s how I got back to my childhood schoolyard.

To the question of language also took The enchantment of love the most shocking character, Matthew, the father of the second protagonist, is played by Matthew Dominic West. West is best known for his role as Jimmy McNulty in Baltimore, USA In The Wire as well as American The Affair series author Noah Solloway.

I hadn’t bothered with West’s nationality, an American which is American. Maybe you’ve embraced the British accent just fine, I thought as Westin roared to Linda and her cousin Fanny.

But you always learn something new. Dominic West was born in 1969 in Sheffield, England. Instead of embracing the British accent in the role of Matthew, he has done some great role work with an American accent!

What especially in the upper-class British accent appeals? Why does it feel more sophisticated, deeper, irresistible? It can be told by linguists or psychologists, I can’t.

But I know that I will pay even more attention to the different English in the future. My ears aren’t terribly accurate, I want to practice it.

The subject is also endlessly interesting, and very, very entertaining. Dominic Westille no The Wire it was enough that he did a lot of work to sound American. In one episode, he also had to play McNulty’s poor British accent.

“Crikey,” McNulty begins.

A colleague laughs. “Work on it, son,” he says.