I very much doubt these people spoke in this accent,they were american after all ,ok they were born and brought up in English colonies and of English descent but surely their language was already quite different from the ancestral homeland.
Not really, the american accent we know today was created much later when immgirants from non english countries came to america and together they created a new accent to speak english. George Washington and the other founders were all of aristrocratic english background and spoke english that way.
@CarolineOskarsson i always assumed Jefferson sounded somewhat like Foghorn Leghorn being as he was a good ol` boy from Virginia,a mint julep drinker,a bit dissapointed to find out he sounds like me.
The American Founders weren't quite aristocratic...more like upper middle class. Jefferson, Washington, and Franklin would have risen to moderate positions in British society, but no further. And Hamilton, the bastard son of a sailor and a prostitute, would have been nothing.
But it is likely they spoke in an accent that more closely resembles the modern English accent than the modern American one.
I have to comment on the accent topic, as the majority of the british actors (Jefferson, Hamilton, Franklin etc) are speaking in a distinct Bristol accent fron southwest England, as if they have all just stepped of the boat! We have such wide and varied accents on this small island of ours, I just wish the makers could either have included a variety or stuck to a more americanised. My only quibble with the series apart from not enough Redcoats.
@Kurtz67 'I have to comment on the accent topic, as the majority of the british actors (Jefferson, Hamilton, Franklin etc) are speaking in a distinct Bristol accent fron southwest England, as if they have all just stepped of the boat!' - so you know more than the historical linguists who were hired specifically to get the accents as accurate as possible? Can I ask what your qualifications are?
@ilikemnms202 If someone named Mr. Neeley showed this to his class, the world needs more teachers like him. To say nothing at all of intellectual leaders like Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Adams.
Eloquent, yes. That's how Jefferson talked. He was quiet and had a mix accent of french, brit and american decent. Infact, he had a lisp, yet they chose to not put that in the series.
@AmerkFlack I'm glad that you noticed this as well. Some theorize that the reason behind Jefferson's quiet personality and dislike for public oration was due to this speech impediment. It is also poor history when filmmakers give Southern Founding Fathers such as Jefferson southern accents, as the southern accent that we know today didn't come about until after the Civil War, and most people in America at this time spoke with some form or other of British accent.
I very much doubt these people spoke in this accent,they were american after all ,ok they were born and brought up in English colonies and of English descent but surely their language was already quite different from the ancestral homeland.
bazzatheblue 1 month ago
@bazzatheblue
Not really, the american accent we know today was created much later when immgirants from non english countries came to america and together they created a new accent to speak english. George Washington and the other founders were all of aristrocratic english background and spoke english that way.
CarolineOskarsson 1 week ago
@CarolineOskarsson i always assumed Jefferson sounded somewhat like Foghorn Leghorn being as he was a good ol` boy from Virginia,a mint julep drinker,a bit dissapointed to find out he sounds like me.
bazzatheblue 1 week ago
@CarolineOskarsson
The American Founders weren't quite aristocratic...more like upper middle class. Jefferson, Washington, and Franklin would have risen to moderate positions in British society, but no further. And Hamilton, the bastard son of a sailor and a prostitute, would have been nothing.
But it is likely they spoke in an accent that more closely resembles the modern English accent than the modern American one.
Trinity61 1 week ago
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tim32211 1 month ago
5th
CDT46 1 month ago
I love the camerawork in this scene. It's [purposefully] as unstable as the relationship between Jefferson and Adams.
SenseiDLowe 3 months ago
I have to comment on the accent topic, as the majority of the british actors (Jefferson, Hamilton, Franklin etc) are speaking in a distinct Bristol accent fron southwest England, as if they have all just stepped of the boat! We have such wide and varied accents on this small island of ours, I just wish the makers could either have included a variety or stuck to a more americanised. My only quibble with the series apart from not enough Redcoats.
Kurtz67 3 months ago
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@Kurtz67 'I have to comment on the accent topic, as the majority of the british actors (Jefferson, Hamilton, Franklin etc) are speaking in a distinct Bristol accent fron southwest England, as if they have all just stepped of the boat!' - so you know more than the historical linguists who were hired specifically to get the accents as accurate as possible? Can I ask what your qualifications are?
YouAreAnIdiotSoThere 1 week ago
They had such good handwriting back in the day.
virginiatechfanx 5 months ago
jefferson is the spirit of humanity personified
ORACLE063 11 months ago
Man, i thought he was gonna punch Jefferson out when i first saw that scene. lol.
joeperrysbabe 1 year ago
Mr. Neeley if this you are reading this, this is why you aren't my favorite teacher.
ilikemnms202 1 year ago
@ilikemnms202 wow alison o,..,o thats...sorta cold
sakurabloosoms 1 year ago
@ilikemnms202 If someone named Mr. Neeley showed this to his class, the world needs more teachers like him. To say nothing at all of intellectual leaders like Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Adams.
Pilaf1984 6 months ago 6
@ilikemnms202 Mr. Neeley is very cool and funny
lunitedes1 1 month ago 4
@lunitedes1 wic period do u has him
LegacyPaintball7 1 month ago
O.o..... I've been scared for life Adams shouldn't laugh or smile anymore..
Daydreamer646 1 year ago
Eloquent, yes. That's how Jefferson talked. He was quiet and had a mix accent of french, brit and american decent. Infact, he had a lisp, yet they chose to not put that in the series.
AmerkFlack 1 year ago
@AmerkFlack I'm glad that you noticed this as well. Some theorize that the reason behind Jefferson's quiet personality and dislike for public oration was due to this speech impediment. It is also poor history when filmmakers give Southern Founding Fathers such as Jefferson southern accents, as the southern accent that we know today didn't come about until after the Civil War, and most people in America at this time spoke with some form or other of British accent.
snipetracker 4 months ago
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snipetracker 4 months ago
@snipetracker I agree, it's annoying when filmakers take free liberty to change things without authenticity.... good call on the southern accent.
AmerkFlack 4 months ago
I love John's laugh at 0:45.
believinginluv 2 years ago 14
@believinginluv I know, he seems so demented for a second
cschnei08 1 year ago
@believinginluv
I know, ROFL. IDK what's happening, (well, maybe a bit, becuz I am Australian) but I'm here for a bit o' history and acting.
Cynderdragoness13 3 months ago
Stephen Dillane's accent here is quite sonorous :)
VivalaTara312 2 years ago 24