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None. Half the time, they don't pronounce words properly and it's hard to understand what the heck they're saying even though I've lived 29 years in the south. When I first moved here, it was much more difficult though than it is now.
Ain't life funny, how I love the heat you hate about as much as the accents you don't like
where you've lived most of your life, though I can't live anywhere near there.
Last edited by ColdCanadian; 09-11-2007 at 11:20 PM..
For some strange reason, Hollywood likes to portray politicians and lawyers as having the coastal Atlantic (Foghorn Leghorn) accent.
One thing that confuses me while in Hollywood they never pronounce "R's" while portraying that kind of accent, while in the coastal areas I've been "R" is only dropped occaisionally. Are they mixing up regional accents? When they talk like that it sounds like a Boston/Southern accent mix to me.
Reba McEntire is more example of a twangier southern accent (althought Ive heard even more so than hers). Where she emphasies a certain rhythm in her words.
I think I just remembered a twangier, possibly twangiest sounding country singer;
"John Michael Montgomery" I like some of his songs too, btw.
Would that be a good example of a twangier southern accent, or probably just a different singing style?
I think I just remembered a twangier, possibly twangiest sounding country singer;
"John Michael Montgomery" I like some of his songs too, btw.
Would that be a good example of a twangier southern accent, or probably just a different singing style?
Oh yes probably. Compare him to Johnny Cash or Elvis Presley and you'll hear the difference. Ironically, the older Country and Western stars were less twangy than most of this "new" Country. Maybe they sing Pop music so they try to put on a fake twang to make it sound "Country". Doesn't do much for me.
Ain't life funny, how I love the heat you hate about as much as the accents you don't like
where you've lived most of your life, though I can't live anywhere near there.
Well, I've lived 29 years here (will be on September 14), 28 in California, and 14 months in New York. I don't hate the accents; they're just hard to understand, but I do hate the heat. Yep, that makes me old.
I like the East Texas accent (mine) - it's funny how it's very much like Tennessee (GTT - Gone To Texas was what many of them put on their doors when they left).
When I am in Europe for an extended period, it's so nice to hear a an American Southern Accent. I love to try to guess where they are from. Usually we will be great friends right off the bat. That's the camaraderie Southerners share.
Well, I've lived 29 years here (will be on September 14), 28 in California, and 14 months in New York. I don't hate the accents; they're just hard to understand, but I do hate the heat. Yep, that makes me old.
I never said you hate the accents. I worded it as a bit of a tongue twister deliberately. I only said you don't like the accents.
You also hate Texas heat.
In the same breath I said both the heat and accents appeal to me,
coincidentally, I find they are equally appealing positive attributes of Texas,
but I can't live with either.
I took a wild guess that you've been in Texas most of your life;
if you weren't and felt like keeping your age hidden,
my one-liner allowed you to appear young should you choose not to correct me.
I never said you hate the accents. I worded it as a bit of a tongue twister deliberately. I only said you don't like the accents.
You also hate Texas heat.
In the same breath I said both the heat and accents appeal to me,
coincidentally, I find they are equally appealing positive attributes of Texas,
but I can't live with either.
I took a wild guess that you've been in Texas most of your life;
if you weren't and felt like keeping your age hidden,
my one-liner allowed you to appear young should you choose not to correct me.
How funny. After a helluva day at work, your post didn't make sense to me. I thought it was me, so I'm glad you clarified you wrote it as such deliberately. I thought maybe you had been nipping on something.
Actually, I earned my years on Earth, and I'll take them. I am never shy about telling people how old I am.
If this post doesn't make sense, it's because I had another helluva day at work.
Thanks for the chuckle.
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