What is the accent of this speaker?

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Hello, everyone! I am currently reading a videobook on youtube. As I am not an English native speaker, it is really hard for me to distinguish the accent of the speaker. At first, I thought it is British, but later I found that some words were pronounced in American way like "hurry", "advantage", "chance" etc. May I know if anybody, especially native speaker, can help me to discern the accent of the reader?

Here is the link: Part 1 - Emma Audiobook by Jane Austen (Vol 1: Chs 01-09) - YouTube

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I'd go for a trace of Irish accent there.
 

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I'd go for a trace of Irish accent there.

The name of the reader, Moira Fogarty, is certainly Irish but I'd go for educated, east coast American.
 

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I googled her, she is a voice artist based in Toronto, Canada.
 

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That is as close to the alleged American standard accent that you're likely to hear. There is nothing that says what region of the US she is from. I could no hint of southern, northeast, upper Midwest, etc.
 

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That is as close to the alleged American standard accent that you're likely to hear. There is nothing that says what region of the US she is from. I could no hint of southern, northeast, upper Midwest, etc.
Thank you very much. It seems that I was wrong to regard
Moira Fogarty's accent as British. I find her web page now and it is written: "My diction and enunciation are as close to pristine BBC Newscaster English as you can get without a British accent." So does it mean that her diction and enunciation follow the British style but with an American accent? It seems a confusing to say that in the web page.

http://voice123.com/moirafogarty
 

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"My diction and enunciation are as close to pristine BBC Newscaster English as you can get without a British accent."
That does not mean very much, especially as BBC newsreaders have a greater variety of accents than was the case fifty years ago.
 
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