Accents

[Anonymous]

Nope. Went to Harvard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know that it tamed my accent, but coming to college in DC (from Missouri) definitely made me more conscious of a few words that I pronounced differently than my classmates from the East Coast. I no longer say “roof” to rhyme with “hoof,” for instance. I also got out of saying “pop” or “coke” for soft drinks. I don’t think I’ll ever lose my “y’all” though, although we are close enough to the south that it’s not uncommon to hear around here.

Yep. How about tennis shoes and sneakers? which one is it? Ant or Aunt?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Went to Auburn. Southern accent. Faded upon return to DC area but several words stuck

Which words stuck?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope. Went to Harvard.

+1. Why WOULD you acquire a local accent when you spend your time on a sophisticated campus with students from around the world?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I started talking faster after I went to college in NYC.

I bet you started walking faster too.

PP here. Absolutely!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t know that it tamed my accent, but coming to college in DC (from Missouri) definitely made me more conscious of a few words that I pronounced differently than my classmates from the East Coast. I no longer say “roof” to rhyme with “hoof,” for instance. I also got out of saying “pop” or “coke” for soft drinks. I don’t think I’ll ever lose my “y’all” though, although we are close enough to the south that it’s not uncommon to hear around here.

Yep. How about tennis shoes and sneakers? which one is it? Ant or Aunt?

Oh, please save us from people who say A-hhh-nt or, worse, A-hhh-nt-ee!

[Anonymous]

My kid is in a SEC university and so few of the in-state students have accents. Southern accents are, unfortunately, disappearing.

[Anonymous]

I could see losing some of your accent, and especially learning to tone it down, but picking one up when you have well-established speech patterns and are around so many people that also aren’t from that area seems fake and forced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think this happened to Hilaria Baldwin.

Best answer.

[Anonymous]

Boston friends who went away to college lost their Boston accent in work situations and conversations with non Bostonians. It is so noticeable when you hear the accents of their family members who didnt go off to school. Funny thing is the accents often resurface after a couple drinks.

[Anonymous]

My kid went on Cornell and seems to have taken on a harsher/more abrupt speaking style.

Not from east coast and there’s something noticeable. Now a sophomore and it’s better over summer.

[Anonymous]

Georgia Tech. Definitely picked up southern drawl, "y'all".

[Anonymous]

It's faked. They don't really pick-up an accent

[Anonymous]

Fading to generic American, less regional accent is normal as is picking up different words.

Coming back to NY with a southern drawl is an affectation

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid learned to speak jive.

Handy. Put it on the resume.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6TraLJf6iw

Let’s not forget:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oALKAh_bL5g