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by IshKebab 403 days ago
> Accent strength is just ... distance from the accent of a socially dominant group.

Yes, that is a good definition of accent strength.

> There's no such thing as accent strength.

??! You literally just defined it.
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PaulDavisThe1st 403 days ago
Which "socially dominant group" would you pick in the United States? Or the UK?
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IshKebab 403 days ago
Native white middle class, from the South East. BBC accent is fairly neutral these days. If you're American, someone like John Oliver has a very neutral English accent.

I'm not American so I don't want to comment on that.

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