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minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-22 hours ago UK accents that are as different from each other as they are the generic American accent. So yeah, when you say ‘British accent’ that means basically nothing to anyone in the UK. It’s akin to saying “the generic American accent,” Which means absolutely nothing to anyone in the US.
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·13 minutes agoThere is a generic American accent though. News anchors began using it heavily in the 80s because focus groups said it sounded the most neutral and hard to place. It’s basically a NoCal accent.
minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 minutes agoGo tell that to any linguist and get laughed at.
minus-squareMiaou@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·27 minutes agoThere are more varieties of accents inside London than across the entire US. You understood their point, no need to be pedantic.
It’s akin to saying “the generic American accent,” Which means absolutely nothing to anyone in the US.
There is a generic American accent though. News anchors began using it heavily in the 80s because focus groups said it sounded the most neutral and hard to place. It’s basically a NoCal accent.
Go tell that to any linguist and get laughed at.
There are more varieties of accents inside London than across the entire US. You understood their point, no need to be pedantic.
Their point is equally pedantic.