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The drawl is gone, y'all: Research shows classic Southern accent fading fast (t.uga.edu)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I've actually seen this. I live in an area where people used to have a thicker accent.

Now everyone seems to have blended into sounding similar to the sort of West Coast TV accent.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You mean like this?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hwhat?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Y'all believe this guy?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

That boy ain't right