This morning I was talking to a business partner down in Pearson, GA, and I found my self shifting heavily into a Southern accent. I caught myself, but not before a co-worker gave me a WTF look? I couldn't help it, the dude is country Southern. It's been 20 years since I moved back to Iowa, but when talking to some people I'll still unconsciously style shift.
Anyone else here notice a change in your speech patterns as you've moved around? Any of you Noles move north of I-70 and change your speech pattern? I know Southerners who have softened a little after moving to Iowa, but they still have a drawl. What about a Southerner moving to Boston or Philly? Think they shift to a hard regional dialect?
Anyone else here notice a change in your speech patterns as you've moved around? Any of you Noles move north of I-70 and change your speech pattern? I know Southerners who have softened a little after moving to Iowa, but they still have a drawl. What about a Southerner moving to Boston or Philly? Think they shift to a hard regional dialect?