Dan Smith
"Downton Abbey" with a U.S. accent

Hysterically funny (to U.S. native speakers, anyway).

<em>Downton Abbey</em> is a British drama series about an aristocratic family, set in the early 1900s. Naturally, the actors speak, not merely with British accents, but with upper-class British accents of that period. 

Talk-show host Steven Colbert asked three actors from the show to read a real scene from the show, but to read it in using a modern U.S. accent instead of a British accent. (In my personal opinion, they did a good job). 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wElbSFWgseA

Dec 11, 2015 11:53 PM
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Thanks for sharing that. It was hilarious!

December 12, 2015