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southern accent
any ideas on how i could get a southern accent without living there?
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there are a few different versions of the southern accent, but i think you're talking about the accent somebody like paula deen has (she is on the food network, she is from georgia and has the best accent ever). i am from texas and we talk a little bit "hickish"... actually, there are two different accents in my area. firstly, there is the accent that i am most accustomed to hearing but rarely speak in, and that is the southern accent that emphasizes the r's and draws out every freaking syllable. the other one is sort of the "southern belle" accent... phonetically in that accent, the word southern would be "suh thuhn". this is more common in like alabama or somewhere. i think that is probably the accent you are looking for, or at least close to it. i honestly think that the best way for you to pick it up, for whatever reason, is to watch paula deen on the food network. she has the thickest accent i've ever heard in my life, and it is distinctly from savannah, georgia. i think there's also a wikipedia page about phonetic southern speak (i looked at it one time), so you could look at that for the logistics of our speak.
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listen to someone with an accent for a while
it will do the trick
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You can try watching alot of movies that are supposed to take place in the south, listen to some country music or something, pretty soon you should pick it up.
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Hah, I live in the south, and I have to say that I've grown used to it, but a few of my friends from up north find it really annoying and hard to understand.
Southern people tend to over exaggerate their words-- adding more sylables than needed, I mean.
For example::
Actual word// Phonetically said/spelled
Accent- ac-ce-ent
Pudding- pu-uding
Ya'll- Ya-all [drop your chin]
Money- Muh-nee
Help- Heh-elp
Said- Sed
Please- Pl-lease
Hope that helps.
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Most people will only retain/gain an accent if they're 12 or younger.
You're older than that, so you can't get the accent.
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