Do regional accents exist in people born after '89? (move, paid)

[HelloWorldItsMe]

Took the test with just saying the the words (not in sentences) it said - Western

Took the test again and used the words in sentences it said - Neutral

I am from South...but guess I don't sound like that.

[Johnhw2]

Originally Posted by tothesky

Do all Americans born in 1990 or later speak the Californian way or are regional accents still strong/present in the younger generation?

I disagree on two counts. It started in 1995 not 1990 and the accent is distinctly nebraska not california....

[J'aimeDesVilles]

Originally Posted by TheBeagleLady

That's what I don't get. They all rhyme! Do you pronounce the "l" or something?

I guess I would say I pronounce "stock" and "clock" as "st-ah-k" and "cl-ah-k". I pronounce "stalk" and "chalk" as "st-aw-k" and ch-aw-k.

[TheBeagleLady]

Originally Posted by GunnerTHB

Yeah alot of people pronounce the L's in words like Chalk.

Well, that's just weird.

[lrfox]

Originally Posted by tothesky

Do all Americans born in 1990 or later speak the Californian way or are regional accents still strong/present in the younger generation?

No, 1989 was the cutoff date. We all speak the same way now

[lrfox]

Originally Posted by TheBeagleLady

Well, that's just weird.

Weird pronunciations? In Rhode Island, the letter "H" is often pronounced as a "Y." For example, you often hear people say "Huge" as "Youdge." Pretty quirky.

[duttygal86]

Anyone who watches Toddlers and Tiarras knows that those little girls in Mississippi and Georgia ect. Have some REALLY strong southern accents.

[GunnerTHB]

So the conclusion is that yes regional accents still exist with people born after 1989.

[GraniteStater]

How did the California accent diffuse so quickly across the US for younger speakers?

[GunnerTHB]

Originally Posted by GraniteStater

How did the California accent diffuse so quickly across the US for younger speakers?

I'm sure the media was most of it. I never have watched a whole lot of TV so I didn't know what the whole California accent was all about until I went to high school and met a few people from out there. Using the word "like" multiple times in a sentence gets very annoying honestly.