How to lose a regional southern accent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Immediately stop saying y'all, for one.

People in the mid-Atlantic say y’all - especially those whose families have lived here for generations.

yous guys

[Anonymous]

There are speech language pathologists who specialize in accent reduction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don’t need to lose it.

Why change who you are?

Because you don’t like your accent. Because it’s “who you were” not necessarily “who you are”. Because change is good.

[Anonymous]

My mother, from rural Georgia, consciously changed her accent when she went to college at Barnard by working with a theatrical professor and practicing. She can turn it back on when she wants but is totally comfortable in her adapted accent and says it’s second nature to her. So, yes, it sticks.

[Anonymous]

Southern accents are pretty.

[Anonymous]

No help here, but I do notice that Chris Cuomo has softened his New York accent while Andrew’s is like nails on a chalkboard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Southern accents are pretty.

Both southern and Brooklyn accents have been proven to make you appear less intelligent. Same with Valley Girl fry.

[Anonymous]

Drop your tongue a little more into your throat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Southern accents are pretty.

That's a matter of opinion. It makes people sound uneducated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Southern accents are pretty.

No. They aren’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Southern accents are pretty.

That's a matter of opinion. It makes people sound uneducated.

That's the stereotype and a matter of your opinion too.

[Anonymous]

I have a pretty strong SWVA accent. I'm able to put on a more "standard" sounding Mid-Atlantic accent while at work and around people I don't know well, but I can't fully get rid of it. My Southern accent remains while around family and friends and remains especially pronounced after a few too many drinks.

[Anonymous]

Perhaps I need to add "tremendous" and "bigly" to my vernacular. Or, maybe it will all fade away like magic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Immediately stop saying y'all, for one.

People in the mid-Atlantic say y’all - especially those whose families have lived here for generations.

yous guys

I've never heard anyone say "yous" outside of Philly or Wilmington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Southern accents are pretty.

That's a matter of opinion. It makes people sound uneducated.

That's the stereotype and a matter of your opinion too.

There's also really no such thing as a "southern" accent. There are tons of different accents all throughout the South. Like any region, some are nicer sounding than others. A hick backwoods twang is a very different sound than a genteel Carolinas drawl. Personally, I'll take a country twang any day over dumb-blonde-vocal-fry-upspeak.