Thicknesse: Question on Pronunciation - All and Oil in Texas

[potioncat]

Alex wrote:
 He is fine with everything that I do as long as " they don't sound 
like Yankees"!  How funny is that? I was raised in West Texas and I 
refuse to sound like a hick.

Potioncat:
You aren't a born Southerner are you?  ;-)  To a Southerner, the 
Yankee accent sounds harsh and even rude. 

Although, as Barbara pointed out in another post, there are many 
different Southern accents and I think the refined Southern accent is 
lovely. I can't stand the twangy one. Although I'm sure I must have 
spoken it myself at one time. (So I do agree with teaching children 
to speak more properly.)


Alex:
>       I truly don't understand embracing a pattern of speech that 
automaticly brands you as unintelligent! Right or wrong, that is what 
people think of the Southern accent. Well, not the accent itself, but 
it is usually associated with terrible grammar, therefore, people 
think "hick", "white trailer trash", "Jerry Springer rejects", etc... 
>       It is sad when people perpetuate the stereotype.

Potioncat:
So, is it wrong to hold to the accent or wrong to judge it? I think 
many people, whatever their regional dialect/accent cling to it out 
of pride. Just as many people in the US speak a different language at 
home. 


My husband is from NJ and I am from SC. Both of us have relatives who 
have very strong regional accents. I once heard one of my children 
say "yoose guys" and "ya'll" in the same conversation.

But of course, I would never!

Ya'll come back now. Heah?