In this episode, I sit down with accent coach Hayley Davis to bust the myth of “the” American accent. From the vast regional differences across the U.S. to the cultural baggage accents carry, we explore how the way we speak is really just a collection of habits and skills. You’ll hear about “neutral” news anchors, what a cornbread accent is, and why no one should feel pressured to “fix” their voice.

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RESOURCES

International Dialects of English Archive: IDEA - https://www.dialectsarchive.com/

In A Matter of Speaking by Paul Maier - https://www.paulmeier.com/in-a-manner-of-speaking/

The Rainbow Passage - https://www.york.ac.uk/media/languageandlinguistics/documents/currentstudents/linguisticsresources/Standardised-reading.pdf

Comma Gets A Cure - https://www.dialectsarchive.com/comma-gets-a-cure

And hey, thanks for listening! 🎧💖

TIMECODES

00:00 How Big is the US?

13:53 Accent and Prejudices

19:30 Accents as Skills, Not Flaws

26:20 Is an Accent Part of Identity? Or Just a Skill?

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