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I'm well aware of that and I don't think the southern accent is as dominant in Nashville when compared to Memphis.
I mean if we're going by that metric than it's clearly Houston over Nashville. But I'm going to assume you wouldn't say the 4th largest city in America is the largest city/metro where the southern accent is still dominant huh?
It doesn't have to be as dominant in Nashville as Memphis , It just has to be bigger.
It doesn't have to be as dominant in Nashville as Memphis , It just has to be bigger.
I worked on a couple of projects in Nashville about 5 years and nobody had a Southern accent. Granted this was strictly in the commercial real estate industry and all my contact was over the phone.
It doesn't have to be as dominant in Nashville as Memphis , It just has to be bigger.
Except the thread title clearly says "dominant" which is about proportionality and not raw numbers.
For instance, the Black American population is more dominant in Birmingham than it is Columbus, OH because Black folks constitute a larger share of the population in the former--about 70% of the population compared to 29% in Columbus--although the Black population in Columbus is over twice as large as Birmingham's (288K vs 140K).
In the same way, the Southern accent is more dominant in places where a larger proportion of the population has a Southern accent. It's less dominant where a smaller proportion of the population has one, even if there are more actual people that speak with a Southern accent there compared with a place with less Southern accents but it's still more prevalent.
Except the thread title clearly says "dominant" which is about proportionality and not raw numbers.
For instance, the Black American population is more dominant in Birmingham than it is Columbus, OH because Black folks constitute a larger share of the population in the former--about 70% of the population compared to 29% in Columbus--although the Black population in Columbus is over twice as large as Birmingham's (288K vs 140K).
In the same way, the Southern accent is more dominant in places where a larger proportion of the population has a Southern accent. It's less dominant where a smaller proportion of the population has one, even if there are more actual people that speak with a Southern accent there compared with a place with less Southern accents but it's still more prevalent.
The title is asking what is the LARGEST city where the Southern accent is dominant. Not which city has the most dominant Southern accent proportion wise.
The title is asking what is the LARGEST city where the Southern accent is dominant. Not which city has the most dominant Southern accent proportion wise.
This is true, but I think the point you're making has more to do with prevalence than dominance. More than half of a city's residents have to speak with a Southern accent for it to truly be dominant and I don't think it's apparent for most people until it gets to somewhere around 60-65% of residents.
Houston may be the largest city where a Southern accent is somewhat prevalent--say like at least 1/3 of residents--which could even account for a plurality but that falls short of dominance.
I would say Baltimore since it is the largest city in the South not inundated with people from everywhere else.
Sorry, but I come from Georgia/Tennessee...and NO ONE down there thinks Baltimore is the South. That's as yankee as NYC to us. I feel crazy seeing everyone in this thread so confidently call Bmore the south...
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