Name: Do You Speak American?
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-01-05
Duration: 2 h 48 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Robert MacNeil, Orlagh Cassidy, Tom Ammiano

How Americans Speak Differently Across The Country

Robert MacNeil (a Canadian) travels across the USA exploring the different words and pronunciation of words, phrases used in different regions of the country. A fascinating look at so-called American language. For example, prospective news reporters are taught to speak like those from the West Coast and drop local dialects. Something I've noticed ever since. I loved this hard-to-find documentary. In light of the current tribalism rampant today.

The documentary is a form of non-fiction storytelling that aims to present factual information, insights, and perspectives on real-world subjects, events, issues, or people. Documentaries can cover a wide range of topics, including history, science, culture, social issues, nature, biographies, and more.

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Journalist Robert MacNeil travels across the USA to observe the current state of the spoken American English language.

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