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by ranger_danger 122 days ago
I didn't think it was possible to speak "without an accent."
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It depends on who you ask.

There is a "dialect" called General American English, which is essentially how national news anchors and some actors are trained, so that they don't sound like they are too obviously from anywhere in particular to the public.

A large percentage of Midwesterners and Canadians speak _mostly_ General American, if you allow for the occasional drawl or shifted vowel.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_American_English

This is certainly at least an American accent, and would sound out of place in e.g. the UK.