UT researchers say Lone Star twang is fading (Dallas, Austin: school, college)

[Metro Matt]

UT researchers say Lone Star twang is fading

DALLAS (AP) - Do you talk Texan?

Say these sentences: "I pulled open a drawer to find a banana. Then, I peeled it."

Did your "pull" have an "oooh sound, as in pool? Did your "peel" come out more like pill?

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[BigDGeek]

I have noticed this and it makes me sad.

[ReppingDFW]

Meh, count me in as an native without the Texas accent. I'm glad I don't have one, but to each their own.

[zilam98]

and it was stated in the report that students and professionals avoid/minimize speaking with the southern accent in school/at work. which lends credence to a study i've encountered before where people who speak english in neutral or more british accent tend to be regarded as more smart/knowledgeable.

where i work, it does appear to be like that, especially with how the patients perceive the staff. the flip side though is that the patients perceive staff who speak with southern accent to be warmer, more approachable.

[llmrkc07]

Originally Posted by ReppingDFW

Meh, count me in as an native without the Texas accent. I'm glad I don't have one, but to each their own.

TOO BAD!!! I love my accent

[Rakin]

Originally Posted by ReppingDFW

Meh, count me in as an native without the Texas accent. I'm glad I don't have one, but to each their own.

I think this also but then I get around others that say "You sure talk funny". Mr. UT Researcher Lars Hinrichs, probably talks funny from Minnesota and would not recognize a good TX accent. He just needs to get out of Austin and hang around Ft Worth, Lufkin, Midland, Lubbock, San Angelo or Amarillo.

I'm proud of my Fot Wurth accent but try to not use "Fixin To" around outsiders.

[Cathy4017]

What I fight the most is saying "Ah" for "I"...when it should be more like "eye."

"Fixin to" and "y'all"....afraid I'm doomed to say those forever, no matter where I live!

[debzkidz]

I had my TV on earlier this morning and caught a bit of an ad on NBC for a story they are doing on this very subject. I didn't catch which show or day it would be on though.

I don't know if I have a Texas accent or not. Maybe a little bit. While living in Midland, I was told by a man who worked in my building that from my accent, he could tell I was from the East. I told him I was. I was from Dallas. He told me he meant a lot further east, as in the east coast. I almost cried. I have, however been told that my accent really comes out when I get really angry or excited. Even some of my neighbors here in Oklahoma said they could tell I was from Texas by my accent. I found that really funny because to me, they sound just like I do.

My hubby, he's got a little bit of one, but not a strong one. My older son, yes, he does have a bit of one, but he was raised much of his life in Midland, where there's still more accent than in some of the larger cities. My younger son, no. I can't really hear much of a Texas accent. His sounds more generally Southern, but that could have to do with the fact that he goes to college in the South. He seemed to pick up that accent really quickly. Every time he's come home, I've heard not only the southern accent, but also phrases.

[debzkidz]

Originally Posted by Cathy4017

What I fight the most is saying "Ah" for "I"...when it should be more like "eye."

"Fixin to" and "y'all"....afraid I'm doomed to say those forever, no matter where I live!

Oh same here. I've tried so hard to not use "fixin to" and "y'all", especially when around people from other regions, but I just can't shake it. It's in my DNA.

[Cathy4017]

Originally Posted by debzkidz

[/b] Oh same here. I've tried so hard to not use "fixin to" and "y'all", especially when around people from other regions, but I just can't shake it. It's in my DNA.

LOL!! I know what you mean. It's hard to break!

I was once asked if I were from the Midwest.......

On the other hand, a guy held the door for me at the post office (southern NM, yet) one day, and I said, "Thank you kindly, much appreciated."

He looked at me and said, "What part of Texas are you from?"

Did he get that from the accent per se, or the politeness?