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10-20-2008, 10:20 AM
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Can you spot a real sc accent from fake
im living in the southern maryland area right now. but i moved up here from little river, sc when i was 8 , anyway my friend says hes from sc to but everyone up here in smd tries to talk in a fake accent and claims to be from the south, so how would i spot a fake sc accent from a real one? i would just like to catch him on a lie.
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10-21-2008, 05:24 PM
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SC has at least 4 indigenous accents that I can recall off top of my head; probably 1-2 I'm forgetting.
Some, like the Charleston, are almost extinct.
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10-21-2008, 10:58 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geechie North
Some, like the Charleston, are almost extinct.
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Thanks transplants! |
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10-21-2008, 11:08 PM
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I can't think of anyone alive today who has one.
Not Riley, Ravenel, John Graham Altman- none of 'em.
If you ever want to hear one, look for a very rare record (LP) by a guy named Dick Reeves called "Gullah, A Breath Of The Carolina Lowcountry."
That's what a traditional Charleston accent sounded like.
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10-21-2008, 11:28 PM
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I've seen videos of the Gullah people speaking. It was interesting.
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10-22-2008, 01:51 AM
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Ask him to pronounce the town of Lancaster, does he say Lan-caster, or Lankister ? Green-ville or Green'vl ?
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10-22-2008, 01:58 AM
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Gullah is a whole different deal, from the extreme coastal region.
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10-22-2008, 06:24 PM
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I'm from a small town called Williamston...but we call it 'Wumpstun'  |
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10-22-2008, 07:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geechie North
I can't think of anyone alive today who has one.
Not Riley, Ravenel, John Graham Altman- none of 'em.
If you ever want to hear one, look for a very rare record (LP) by a guy named Dick Reeves called "Gullah, A Breath Of The Carolina Lowcountry."
That's what a traditional Charleston accent sounded like.
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I know a few that still have it including my dad. They are all older men over 60 yrs old. |
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10-23-2008, 10:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Geechie North
SC has at least 4 indigenous accents that I can recall off top of my head; probably 1-2 I'm forgetting.
Some, like the Charleston, are almost extinct.
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What are the accents called?
The only Carolina accent i have heard is the one Senator John Edwards..
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