tadfad quiz : results
What is distinctive about this region of the U.S. ?
The answer:
This is the approximate region that that uses General American pronunciation.
General American (sometimes called Standard Midwestern, Standard Spoken American English or American Broadcast English) is the accent of American English perceived by Americans to be most “neutral” and free of regional characteristics. The General American accent is not thought of as a linguistic standard in the sense that Received Pronunciation (RP) has historically been the standard, prestige variant in England, but its speakers are perceived as “accentless” by most Americans.
The winner:
Dillon! (Send me your address and I’ll put your prize in the mail)
Filed under culture : Comments (1) : Aug 3rd, 2007 by tadfad
August 3rd, 2007 at 7:01 pm
I just figured the prize would come in digital-propz format. Wow. Thanks, man. Send it to me at work: 564 S. Wisconsin Dells Pkwy, Wisconsin Dells, WI, 53965
Keep on rockin’ in the free world.