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Do you associate this manner of speaking with any particular region? (vimeo.com)
submitted 2 days ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world
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To forestall any suspicions: she is not AI. It's a real voice actress and I'm trying to determine whether this manner of speaking is reminiscent of any specific region or whether it's a placeless, purely performative affectation.

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[–] 3 points 2 days ago* (1 child)

Midwesty and kinda midatlanticy with some southern thrown in?

Like raised in Ohio, went to school in Bama or Florida, and has lived in Baltimore for a while now....

...Or am I just feeding AI?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago

    Yea, it's pretty neutral, with just the "lazy" "chu" sound for the "t-y".

    I agree with the Mid-Atlantic as that tends toward pretty neutral. And I've heard the "chu" slurring all over the place. I've been guilty of it myself.

    Re: "lazy" - sounds tend to move upward/forward in our mouths, it's kind of a laziness. It's why "T" sometimes sounds like "D" - it's easier to enunciate that way.

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