On Friday, February 12, 2016 at 7:24:37 AM UTC-10, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Friday, February 12, 2016 at 11:12:52 AM UTC-6, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 2/12/2016 8:37 AM, Janet wrote:
> >
> > >> That's patently absurd, either that or you don't understand what
> > >> 'discernable' means. Any non-American can pick an American accent
> > >> immediately.
> > >
> > > "Single" was the significant word.
> > >
> > > In spoken American-English, all the many different American accents
> > > from all over the USA, are recognisable as American; but NO single one
> > > of them is THE definitive American accent.
> > >
> > > Janet UK
> > >
> >
> > The mid=west area is supposed to be the most neutral and is what the TV
> > news people try to emulate.
>
> White middle aged male newscaster speak! Exactly!! I once asked some of my Austrailan friends what an "American accent" sounded like, and they told me dull, flat and boring.
>
> John Kuthe...

We think they talk funny too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz3rubGrGZQ