Episode 161
Y'all Gonna Miss These Accents! đ
Yo, folks! This week, we're diving deep into the wild world of disappearing accentsâyep, you heard it right! Apparently, regional accents are fading faster than my will to work out after a long day. We chat about the top three accents on the chopping blockâhello, Appalachian and Louisianaâyouâre not alone in this! Plus, we throw in some hilarious phrases that only *really* work in a Southern drawl, like âElvis is still aliveâ and âThis roadkill is gonna make some good eating, yâall!â So grab your snacks, kick back, and letâs see if we can save those accents before they ghost us completely!
Takeaways:
- Accents are disappearing faster than a plate of biscuits at a family reunion!
- The Appalachian accent is number one on the 'most disappearing' list, bless its heart!
- If you hear someone say 'fixin' to', they're probably from the South, y'all!
- Louisiana accents are fading, but we still know how to 'make a pass' for a stop!
- Some phrases just hit different with a Southern twangâlike 'Elvis is still alive, yâall!'
- The podcast spills the beans on how regional accents are going the way of the dodo, and itâs a hoot!
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker B:It's haystack.
Speaker B:And there was a time when you might be able to guess where someone is from based strictly on their regional accent.
Speaker B:Now, of course, we hear someone say 6, 7, and giggle and assume that they're from high school.
Speaker B:But there's a new survey that looked into the regional accents that seem to be disappearing as people move, work, travel, and simply try to fit in.
Speaker B:Some of the accents are leaving.
Speaker B:Now, there's a whole list of.
Speaker B:Of 28 of them.
Speaker B:I just want to run down the top three, because they're all three very close to home.
Speaker B:In fact, I would say mine qualifies for two of the top three.
Speaker B:The number one most disappearing accent is the Appalachian.
Speaker B:You know, I'm fixing to.
Speaker B:I'm fixing to do this.
Speaker B:I'm fixing to do that.
Speaker B:I am from northeast Arkansas, so I get some of that Mississippi river borderline, you know, But I don't get the Delta, because I'm a. I'm a hillbilly.
Speaker B:Mississippi river hillbilly.
Speaker B:I get some of that Tennessee hillbilly, even though I'm from northeast Arkansas.
Speaker B:And then, of course, the southern.
Speaker B:So Appalachian.
Speaker B:Appalachians may say yo, but fixing to Southern say y', all, y'.
Speaker A:All.
Speaker B:You know, stringing together multiple, multiple syllables when it should only be one.
Speaker B:And then the third fastest disappearing regional accent, according to this survey is the Louisiana accent.
Speaker B:Make a pass is one example of Louisiana.
Speaker B:Make it.
Speaker B:Make a pass for stop.
Speaker B:But I'm gonna make a pass.
Speaker B:I'm gonna stop by.
Speaker B:I'm gonna make a pass.
Speaker B:The survey didn't really do a deep dive into why they're disappearing, other than the fact that people are trying to tone down their accents to be less tied to where they came from, maybe a little bit over social stigmas.
Speaker B:Of course, there are generational shifts over time and what they call demographic churn.
Speaker B:As people leave the areas where they were raised and move considerably further away, those accents become watered down.
Speaker B:My dearest friends always laugh when they hear me get on a phone call.
Speaker B:They immediately know if I'm speaking to someone from back home, because I get a little more Southern, a little more Appalachian, I get a little more draw, a little more country.
Speaker B:And when I hang up, they're like, well, was that a friend from school or one of your family members?
Speaker B:What do you mean?
Speaker B:Oh, you just get a lot more Southern when you're on the phone with folks from back home.
Speaker B:But the truth is, there are some phrases that really.
Speaker B:These phrases should disappear unless the Southern accent sticks around, because these six phrases only sound right in a Southern accent.
Speaker A:Best way to start your day.
Speaker A:These six jokes he's about to say.
Speaker A:Listen up for old Hay stack.
Speaker A:Crack open the Mooring six pack.
Speaker B:I'm gonna.
Speaker B:I'm gonna do the most stereotypical Southern accent I could do.
Speaker A:I'm gonna lay it on extra thick for the top six phrases that only sound right in a Southern accent.
Speaker A:Number six, Elvis is still alive.
Speaker A:Elvis is still alive, y'.
Speaker B:All.
Speaker A:Number five, Freebird.
Speaker B:Number four.
Speaker A:This roadkill is gonna make some good eating, y'.
Speaker B:All.
Speaker B:You should not be able to say anything about roadkill or good eatin unless it's in Southern.
Speaker A:The number three phrase that only sounds.
Speaker B:Right in a Southern accent in my humble opinion.
Speaker B:I'll take two tickets to WrestleMania, please.
Speaker A:Number two, can I get a jump?
Speaker B:My house won't start.
Speaker A:And the number one thing, of course that only sounds right in a southern accent.
Speaker A:Pig shake.
Speaker A:Go hogs.
