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Old 08-21-2013, 10:24 PM
 
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Television and movies are the main contributors to destroying accents.
I definitely agree that the mass-media is a major contributor to the gradual loss of state/regional accents. Whether intentional or not, the influence takes its toll over time.
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Old 08-21-2013, 10:44 PM
JJG
 
Location: Fort Worth
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You people do realize that Texas hasn't had ONE specific accent in the longest time, right?

People in Houston don't sound like people in Dallas. And these are born and raised Texans I'm talking about.
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Old 08-21-2013, 10:49 PM
 
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
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Something interesting I've noticed is that even though most younger people lack the Texas accent, they'll still say "y'all" as opposed to you all or you guys.
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Old 08-21-2013, 11:04 PM
 
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I always say y'all but obviously without the drawl.
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Old 08-22-2013, 01:43 AM
 
Location: Houston
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I typically will use words like "y'all", but don't use others like my father and grandfather like "holler", "yonder", etc. I'm 27 years old, and have grown up mainly in Freeport and the Houston area. I consider myself to have a "General American" accent.
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Old 08-22-2013, 06:56 AM
 
Location: Wonderland
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*GROAN*....*sigh*

"Tin cints?"

"Bob wahr?"

"Git?"

"Whut?"

"Raht?"

*Tears hair out*

LOL!!!
Northeast Texas here. Holla!
That's exactly how people found around here, thank goodness!
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Old 08-22-2013, 07:25 AM
 
Location: Where I live.
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Northeast Texas here. Holla!
That's exactly how people found around here, thank goodness!
LOL!!

I confess to ten/tin and pen/pin sounding alike--and "ah" for "I" when I'm tired.

But not the rest of that list! Especially "bob wahr." Maybe "barb" wire rather than "barbed", but not "bob wahr."
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Old 08-22-2013, 07:27 AM
 
Location: Where I live.
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You people do realize that Texas hasn't had ONE specific accent in the longest time, right?

People in Houston don't sound like people in Dallas. And these are born and raised Texans I'm talking about.
That's generally true, but the first article specifically addressed WEST Texas accents, so that was where I was coming from.
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Old 08-22-2013, 10:36 AM
 
Location: Houston
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How about "Mundee", "Tuesdee" "Wensdee", "Thursdee", "Fridee", "Saturdee", and "Sundee"? Not the days of the week, but the dees.
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Old 08-22-2013, 10:59 AM
 
Location: Dallas,Texas
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I do not have a stereotypical Texan accent. Many people that are born in urban areas of Texas, usually don't have the "Texan" accent. I do come across people with that accent (I can pick it up very easily) and I know for a fact that they are not from Dallas. The way they pronounce their words are very weird to me. For Example: They always use a long "I" in words like Price, Like, Bike, etc.
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