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Mid-Atlantic accent or Transatlantic accent may refer to: Good American Speech, a consciously learned American accent incorporating British features, mostly associated with early 20th-century actors and announcers; Northeastern elite accent, an accent of the Northeastern elite of the United States born between the 19th century and early 20th ...
Transatlanticism is an aspect of the relationship of British and American culture explored by some writers in American literature and British literature.Although the academic discipline of transatlantic studies is a critical framework originating the 2000s, it has been argued that transatlanticism itself is in itself a very old phenomenon, and that transatlanticism shows the tension in ...
Transatlantic relations refer to the historic, cultural, political, economic and social relations between countries on both side of the Atlantic Ocean. Sometimes it specifically means relationships between the Anglophone North American countries (the United States and Canada ), and particular European countries or organizations, although other ...
The term can imply a belief that the bilateral relationship between Europe and the United States is important above all others, including intra-European cooperation, especially when it comes to security issues. [33] The term can also be used "as a shorthand for the transatlantic security architecture." [33]
Paul Baker, author of “Polari: The Lost Language of Gay Men,” wrote that the language emerged in part from the slang lexicons of numerous stigmatized groups, which made it a popular option for ...
Yield: the amount paid by passengers – generally a relative term. Many transatlantic flights between London and New York are very high yield, while services from the UK to destinations such as ...
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The term has been around in Black American communities since the 1990s, appearing as early as 1992 on "It Was a Good Day" by Ice Cube, who raps: "No flexin', didn't even look in a n----'s direction."