So, uh, stupid question, but I’m not from the US.
Do Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) and Michael Scott (Steve Carell) share a specific accent? If so, what is it?
They both get that same distinctive tone in their voice when excited; is that a thing from somewhere, or do they just kind of sound alike as humans?
Steve is from Massachusetts, and Bob is from Illinois.
I’m curious if Steve used to sound more New England, and possibly trained himself to speak in a more “neutral” Midwestern accent.
Although, they are the same age, so maybe it was a trend they picked up in the 70s?
The Western New England accent is very different from your classic Foggettaboudit east coast accent. Unless you’re an academic linguistics researchers, it’s basically the same as American standard. He was luckily born into his accent.
How West is Western New England? He was born and raised just outside of Boston. That’s usually a pretty distinct accent, and not a foggetabouit accent. I see he went to school in Ohio. I think it’s more likely he lost it there, but I’m just a random guy. I just throw theories out.