Nollij@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
By “American accent”, do you mean the style of speaking that’s commonly used in American movies and TV? Because that’s an intentional neutral/ambiguous accent, based primarily on the styles used in the Midwest.
It doesn’t actually match any region, and it certainly doesn’t match all regions of the US. The accents in New York, California, Texas, and the Deep South all have stark contrasts to this, and to each other.
chaogomu@kbin.social 11 months ago
Although, thanks to that somewhat bland accent being so prevalent on TV and in movies, regional accents are shifting to sort of match it. Especially in younger generations.