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IIRC that's correct.
Kinda like how the American accent is closer to OG British English than the current British English pronunciation.
I think it's souppoused to be spelled prounounciautioun
That's a false fact. And it's apparent, since there are dozens of accents in the US as well as umin the UK and there were dozens in the UK 200 years ago. They all developed in their own direction, being sometimes isolated sometimes cross-pollinating with other accents, but none staid the same.
motions hand above head while making airplane noises
*aeroplane
Sir, I was making noises from the 1980 film. Thank you very much.
Surely you can't be serious
I am serious, and don't call me Shirley.