Explore the old Transatlantic dialect

At IDEA, we explore all accents and dialects of English around the world, even those that are mostly extinct. The old Transatlantic dialect of the United States — kept alive in older Hollywood movies — is a good example of that latter type. And that’s the sound IDEA Founder and Director Paul Meier explores on his In a Manner of Speaking podcast this month, along with IDEA Associate Editor Barrie Kreinik and IDEA Executive Editor Cameron Meier. Go here to listen.