Actually, history tells us that the so-called British accent is newer than the American accent. Originally the British accent was rather similar to the traditional Standard American Pronunciation, but back in the 1700s, when the German princes ascended to the throne of England, nobles began to cultivate a German-sounding accent in order to curry favor with the throne, thus giving rise to the Received Pronunciation or British Accent. Having lived in Germany now for over half a year, I find it quite easy to see where the various attributes of the British accent (clipped consonants, soft vowels, etc.) came from.
By way of clarification, it wasn't the skirt in the video to which the security guard objected. Apparently, she bought that skirt to mollify him. The original skirt was about an inch shorter.
Still, seriously?
Originally Posted by: Nonstopdrivel