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Will y’all come back? How and why the Southern accent may be starting to disappear

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine’s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 ...
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Embrace The Southern Drawl: Country Accents Are “Most Attractive” In America, According To New Poll

Country music – and country accents – are having a moment. The southern drawl is the accent mimicked by many, but perfected ...
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Is the Southern accent fixin' to disappear in parts of the U.S. South?

Michelle and Richard Beck, right, stand outside their Atlanta-area home Thursday, May 1. They are Gen Xers who speak with southern accents while their Gen Z sons, Dylan and Richard, left, do not. When ...
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The Fading Southern Accent: How Culture, Race, and Change Are Rewriting the South | WATCH

*In 2025, new research confirms what many Southerners have long suspected: the classic Southern accent is fading, especially in major cities like Atlanta, New Orleans, and Raleigh. Studies from the ...
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Is the Southern accent fixin' to disappear in parts of the US South?

ATLANTA — Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine's visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and ...