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Originally Posted by DNSB
Not sure that I seen any association between squalor and drawl...
Texas
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*In fact, it was an attempt to a "fake-association
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The drawl is often perceived as a method of speaking more slowly and may be erroneously attributed to laziness or fatigue.
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The drawl is often associated with social stereotypes, positive and negative. Studies have shown that American adults tend to attribute Southern accents with friendliness and humility. However, the drawl is also perceived as slow and (mistakenly) attributed to the hot Southern climate or the laziness of its speakers
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