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Im a truck driver from NC and I can tell you that folks in Eastern KY and outside Louisville have a very strong Sourthern accent that is unique but I must also say that you will be hard pressed to find a Southern accent AND drawl similiar that of the locals in southeastern NC from Wilmington to Whiteville southward. And just for fun how many of yall know what a "spell" is? Lol
Are you sure that you don't own a repo business in "Lizard Lick"?
areas with proximity to the appalachian mountains tend to have similar dialects. coastal carolina also sounds very different from western NC (whos dialect is very similar to the KY/TN one).
ive even found that northwest SC's accent is more akin to the KY/TN dialect, although i didnt think that western MS was too far off from it either.
the coastline's of the south have the most unique and regionalized accents in my opinion. the inland one's i actually think occur over larger swath's of land.
I think that there's really only three primary accents in the southeast.
1) Coastal (E. VA, E. NC, E & S. SC, S. GA, S. AL, MS, N. & C. LA, S. AR, E. TX)
2) Piedmont (Strip west of Richmond, down to Piedmont NC area, NE & C SC, GA (between north Atlanta suburbs to around Macon), East Central AL, disconnected W. TN & W. KY)
3) Mountain (Western Virginia, E. KY, C & E. TN, W. NC, far northwest SC, extreme North Georgia (mountainous area, and NW GA), N. AL, disconnected NW AR and SE OK)
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I suggest that you add the 54M Northeasterners with the 66M Midwesterners,
Why would some one do that?
Do you think there is some sort of cultural sympatico between Northeasterners and Midwesterners? If so, stop. No.
As odd as it sounds, Southerners and Northeasterners have a much older shared history...even if it is 85% hatin'. I can tell you though that there have been plenty of times when I've seen a Southerner, a Northerner and a Midwesterner in a room together...and the Southerner and Northerner are looking at the Midwesterner like they are crazy after something they said. Usually it's there insistence on calling soda "pop".
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and you will get a larger group than your 109M Southerners; after all, if you're going to count everyone from Virginia to Florida to Texas, then I'll count everyone from Maine to Pennsylvania to Minnesota..
Oh, I see why. No matter how you squint your eyes or draw imaginary lines, it won't make a bit of difference. It is a fact that the South is the most heavily populated region of the United States. This is not something up for debate, it just is...whether you like that or not. Not sure why it would be a problem for you.
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Fair is fair, after all...and North is just as inclusive as South..
and the Southerner and Northerner are looking at the Midwesterner like they are crazy after something they said. Usually it's there insistence on calling soda "pop".
so you call it "soda"? I feel like most Southerners would call it "coke" I've always called it "soda" though.
so you call it "soda"? I feel like most Southerners would call it "coke" I've always called it "soda" though.
Here is that classic map indicating (going down to county level) what is the most common generic term for a soft-drink. The regional lines are strikingly well-defined.
^ well it's not uncommon to hear "soda" here in Memphis either. I'd say it's half and half coke vs soda. I grew up saying "soda" but now I say "coke" more, mostly because I only want Cokes.
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