Mid-Atlantic accent
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Mid-Atlantic accent or Transatlantic accent may refer to:
- Good American Speech, a consciously learned American accent incorporating British features, mostly associated with early 20th-century actors and announcers
- Northeastern elite accent, an accent of the Northeastern elite of the United States born between the 19th century and early 20th century
- Any accent of English, including more recent ones, perceived as a mixture of American and British English, and often perceived as incorporating the prestige speech of one or both countries
Mid-Atlantic accent may also refer to:
- Philadelphia English, the dialect spoken in the Mid-Atlantic region (Delaware Valley) of the United States