What is General American English?
'''General American''' (GA) is a major [[Accent (sociolinguistics)|accent]] of [[American English]]. Within American English, General American and accents approximating it are contrasted with [[Southern American English]], several [[U.S. Northeast|Northeastern]] accents, and other distinct [[American English#Regional differences|regional accents]] and social group accents like [[African American Vernacular English]]. {{History-stub}} [[Category:American English]]