Neutral
Both words in one sentence
- All tend to be more "neutral" when compared to someone from more rural areas like Nacogdoches or Beaumont.
Source: Useful Notes / American Accents -
Of note is Don's own very neutral, all-American accent, which for him is his regional accent: born in rural Illinois and raised there until the age of ten, that really is how people spoke out there back then.
Source: Series / Mad Men
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