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Originally Posted by Rapscallion St Croix
Since The Villages is not a place where generations are born and raised, but rather a place where the population is replaced by folks from other regions, I guess it will never be defined by an accent but will remain a mashup. However, if the aforementioned were not the case, I suppose the end result would be what is called the American Standard or Broadcast Accent.
Here is the video that provoked my thoughts on this. |
Very interesting and quite a fair assessment. There are mini area's too like Pittsburgh and Brooklyn and New Orleans with a recognizable accent. I would think that all people think they don't sound different from the newscasters, that is the nature of people.