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The interesting thing is that there are multiple accents within American English.I have seen northerners make fun of southern accents and vice versa.And even in
by ekm2 13y ago
The interesting thing is that there are multiple accents within American English.I have seen northerners make fun of southern accents and vice versa.And even in the south a Charleston accent is different from one from Atlanta.So which is the best accent for a founder to have?
- hotentot 13y agoAny anglo accent should be fine, and perhaps also a light Russian one. (Data points are Patrick Collison and an unnamed Russian founder.) Best? Perhaps Estuary English, but only PG has data to back this up. "In the debate that surrounded a 1993 article about Estuary English, a London businessman claimed that Received Pronunciation was perceived as unfriendly, so Estuary English was now preferred for commercial purposes." David Crystal, "The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language", p.327 The smartest founder of all should be able to precisely adjust his accent for maximum karma.
- jlgreco 13y agoAny that can be understood is fine. The problem isn't that somebody might peg you as someone who grew up in Maine, the problem is when somebody simply cannot understand you.