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minus-squareiamthetot@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·29 days agoSaying “generic American accent” is about as valuable as someone doing a cockney accent and saying it’s generic British.
minus-squareiamthetot@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agoRelated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G72tZdjnS2A
minus-squareYeahIgotskills2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down2·28 days agoI take your point, which was why I added the next sentence acknowledging the variety of US accents. I’d argue that the Mid-Atlantic accent that most (but certainly not all) movie stars use is the closest thing to said generic accent.
Saying “generic American accent” is about as valuable as someone doing a cockney accent and saying it’s generic British.
Related: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G72tZdjnS2A
I take your point, which was why I added the next sentence acknowledging the variety of US accents. I’d argue that the Mid-Atlantic accent that most (but certainly not all) movie stars use is the closest thing to said generic accent.