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Thread #164989   Message #3955607
Posted By: GUEST,Pfr on mobike
09-Oct-18 - 07:11 AM
Thread Name: You've Got to be Joking! - greatest blues singers
Subject: RE: You've Got to be Joking! - greatest blues singers
"Well, there is no such thing as "no accent"!"

But for the sake of clarity of pronunciation and communication,
It has long time been conventional for folks to tame the more problematic characteristics of their broad regional accents,
and adopt a 'neutral' accent...

An accent with emphasis placed on making words more easily understood across all regions...

The transatlantic accent being one common useful variant...