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^Michelle Bachman conveniently lost her accent on a recent DC tour.....hmmm...
And Pawlenty gained one.
Neither is doing much to help the reputation of a state that historically has been a political laughingstock for reasons that don't always have much to do with substance.
The accent characteristic of most of the Midwest is considered by many to be "standard" American English. This accent is preferred by many national radio and television broadcasters. This may have started because many prominent broadcast personalities – such as Walter Cronkite, Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Tom Brokaw, John Madden, Rush Limbaugh and Casey Kasem – came from this region and so created this perception. A November 1998 National Geographic article attributed the high number of telemarketing firms in Omaha to the "neutral accents" of the area's inhabitants.
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Neither is doing much to help the reputation of a state that historically has been a political laughingstock for reasons that don't always have much to do with substance.
Location: Appalachian New York, Formerly Louisiana
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The Mid-west has such a larger range of accents due to it's location. It borders nearly every region in the country. Including sub-areas like the north/central Appalachians, the central Mississippi valley, and the "frontier south" (Oklahoma). And of course it also borders Canada and contains most of the Great Lakes region.
Culture and accent are in grand variety in that region. Which is what makes it such a fascinating area.
There is a strong difference between a Canadian accent and midwestern accent. Canada has no northern city vowel shift. Here in Toronto we speak much closer to standard American anyway.
There is a strong difference between a Canadian accent and midwestern accent. Canada has no northern city vowel shift. Here in Toronto we speak much closer to standard American anyway.
That is true, eastern Michigan adjacent to Ontario has a northern cities shift accent, the northern thumb of Michigan has the northern cities shift accent in combination with some Canadian raising influences.
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Most of the Midwest
