A neutral accent (in any language) means that the speaker’s origin cannot be determined. For example, British, Canadian, US, and Australian English share common grammar, but one can easily distinguish between the four because of the unique accents.
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I am not sure that I understand the question, but I think you are looking for an English pronunciation that doesn’t have a regional accent.
I am from southwest pennsylvania. I know that there are certain words and phrases that are regional, but for the most part I think we have fairly neutral speach. I base this opionion on the media. If you turn on a national news program, ie world news tonight, 60 minutes, dateline, good morning america, 20/20, etc., you will notice that most of the reporters have very similar speech, and this speech is very similar to SWPA’s. On the contrary, if you turn on local news you will hear the local speach pronounsiation. I would suggest listing to the above mentioned national news shows to learn the most neutral accent.
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