"In radio, they say, nothing happens until the announcer says it happens."

Ernie Harwell
Legendary Detroit Tigers Announcer

There was a time when Americans who wanted to sound important and upper class spoke with a half-American, half-British accent. It was dominant in movies, on radio, in theaters, and on early television. Today, it sounds pompous. Why did they speak like this, where did it start, and why did it die?

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