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Originally Posted by StuddedLeather
FOR ME People from the south sound the same, I can't explain it but once they say one word I can tell they're from the south (or west). That's why I say they all KIND OF sound the same. I didn't say they are. .
Well of course you will know if someone is from the South (usually) by there accent. That has no correlation on the accents being "the same". Just a common thread...with different variations in tone.
No, the "general american" accent is purely the invention of the media as the standard they decided for what American English should sound like. In reality though, most Americans don't speak this way.
What do I mean by that?
Northeasterners in general don't speak that way: Population 54,741,353
Southerns in general don't speak that way: Population 109,083,752 (the largest, by a very wide margin, group of Americans)
Westerners in general don't speak that way: Population 69,355,643
That leaves 66,217,736 Midwesterns on their lonesome with the general American english accent....and most of them probably don't speak this way.
Well most american's use poor grammar too. That doesn't make it right.
Regional accents and dialects are great but it doesn't mean some dialects don't sound ridiculous or uneducated. It is what it is and I embrace the variety. I don't want a vanilla america.
And even thought I have a neutral accent, I'll often begin to speak like a "good ol boy" when chatting with a southern customer.
I do find a strong correlation between a person's level of education and their accent.
Personally, I proud of the fact! You-all and/or Y'all makes better sense than "you-guys" But then again, being a Texas/Southern boy, I admit to a little regional bias in that regard!
"Ya'll" is NOT spoken nationwide. Since leaving TX, I can go years without hearing it. (And I travel A LOT)
Yes it is but it's not prevalent like TexasReb said. I hear it all the time in Chicago. I also agree that it's better than you guys. I mean that's just terrible lol.
Personally, I proud of the fact! You-all and/or Y'all makes better sense than "you-guys" But then again, being a Texas/Southern boy, I admit to a little regional bias in that regard!
That's not even close to being national. It's common in one place - the south.
Yes it is but it's not prevalent like TexasReb said. I hear it all the time in Chicago. I also agree that it's better than you guys. I mean that's just terrible lol.
Maybe you hear it from your fellow southern transplants but ya'll/y'all is not common in Chicago. We agree to disagree on "you guys" and that's fine. "ya'll/y'all" is better than "yinz" I suppose.
Maybe you hear it from your fellow southern transplants but ya'll is not common in Chicago. We agree to disagree on "you guys." Both are better than "yinz."
No. I hear it from born and raised Chicagoans everyday. Including my family and friends.
That's not even close to being national. It's common in one place - the south.
Just to make sure there is no mis-understanding? Isn't that what I said and provided proof of? And am personally proud of? Just saying...or asking!
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