#southern-accent

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fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

The Last Days of the Southern Drawl

My dad has always had a southern accent: His words fall out of his mouth the way molasses would sound if it could speak, thick and slow. But his "KFC voice," as my sisters and I call it, is country. It's watered-down on work calls and during debates with his West Coast relatives. But it comes out around fellow cattle farmers and old friends from Kentucky, where he grew up.
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Atlanta Braves
fromNew York Post
8 months ago

Will ya'll come back? How and why the Southern accent may be starting to disappear

The Southern accent is fading as younger generations adopt more neutral speech patterns, influenced by migration and changing social attitudes.
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fromNew York Post
9 months ago

Exclusive | Parker Posey kept her 'White Lotus' Southern accent while shopping in Thailand

Parker Posey's immersion into her Southern character for 'The White Lotus' extended beyond filming, affecting her speech pattern even in casual settings.
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