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Shimarenda · 12-14-2011, 10:46 AM

I came out Southern, which is correct. The test seems better able to determine my accent than real people however.

I spent a summer working at a number of churches throughout the Bakersfield area. Each week I would move to a different one, and each week I could count on hearing, "You don't have an accent like we thought you would." I guess they were expecting me to sound like those horrible Hollywood "Southern" accents like the Dukes of Hazzard or "drill sergeant #40-quintillion."

I must have an accent, though. One week during that summer, I stayed with a family who were originally from Georgia. By the end of the week, I noticed their accents were returning.

12-14-2011, 10:46 AM	#57
Shimarenda Addict Posts: 230 Karma: 68186 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Athens, Georgia Device: Kindle 3, Nook Tablet	I came out Southern, which is correct. The test seems better able to determine my accent than real people however. I spent a summer working at a number of churches throughout the Bakersfield area. Each week I would move to a different one, and each week I could count on hearing, "You don't have an accent like we thought you would." I guess they were expecting me to sound like those horrible Hollywood "Southern" accents like the Dukes of Hazzard or "drill sergeant #40-quintillion." I must have an accent, though. One week during that summer, I stayed with a family who were originally from Georgia. By the end of the week, I noticed their accents were returning.