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There is no single Texas accent. Folks in East Texas to this day have strong southern accents.
I was born and raised in the South and going to East Texas was the first time I ever heard somebody with a Southern accent so strong I couldn't understand what the heck they were saying; it was like they were speaking to me in a foreign language, and I literally had to have another East Texan translate for me.
Never had that problem anywhere else in Texas, though. I live in Dallas now and most of the people I encounter here on a day to day basis don't even have Southern accents, especially if they are under 40.
Last edited by NoClueWho; 08-31-2015 at 08:11 PM..
Exactly. Which is why state-wide it cannot compete with interior southern states where the southern accent is present from end to end.
Yeah. It maybe strong in East Texas. But not that strong in South or West Texas compared to what you get in all of Alabama and in all of Georgia (sans Atlanta metro probably) and in all of South Carolina.
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How far South in West Virginia do you have to go to hear Southern accents?
It's not really a matter of simply going south.
Once you are south of route 50 it will come and go in a spotty fashion. Generally the closer to the Ohio river you are, the less southern people will sound for a greater distance southward than if you followed the mountain spine to the east.
The southern third of the state sounds solidly southern while the central area is a cluster of accents due to both implants from other states and level of urbanity. Some central West Virginians sound more like lower mid-westerners than they do Tennesseans.
In northern WV you can find plenty of natives who sound fairly northern ala PA and Ohio. Sardonic sense of humor and all.
I think Tennessee, but I have been exposed to Tennessee people the most I think. Alabama and Mississippi I haven't had as much interaction with.
Omg you have to go down there and get back to me lol.
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