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Why do New England and Southern accents seem most odd to Americans?

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General American

The idea that there is one accent that is the most neutrally American has been around for a long

time, and it is usually called “General American.” The term was coined in 1925 by the descriptive linguist George Philip Krapp as a way to describe the accent he thought was becoming the norm in the United States.

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