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> GenAm now considered generally confined to a small section of the Midwest The GenAm is way more prevalent than just a small section of the Midwest. It's all
by auiya 7y ago
> GenAm now considered generally confined to a small section of the Midwest
The GenAm is way more prevalent than just a small section of the Midwest. It's all over the West coast and generally every large metro area regardless of region. Even in regions of heavily divergent accents, like New England or the Southeast the GenAm is quite prevalent in the cities. Atlanta for instance isn't made up of people who all sound like Scarlett O'Hara and Houston isn't made up of people who all sound like Boomhauer from King of the Hill.
- Spooky23 7y agoI think they confused origin with practice. GenAm is the most common accent (probably 50-65% of speakers), and was originally (1900-1930s) associated with the migration path through Pennsylvania/Western Mass/Upstate NY as far west as the Upper Midwest. That pattern has changed though, and there are some shifts in these regions.