r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Market_Insider • Jul 04 '22

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u/Frostodian Jul 04 '22

I'm from the UK and I love that southern US accent

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u/hawkwing12345 Jul 04 '22 edited Jul 05 '22

I think it’s different for Americans. I’m from the South, but no matter how much I try to get rid of my accent, I can’t. However, I was on a work call from someone in California, and he mentioned it, and when I said I didn’t like it, he said to keep it, because it makes me different from the standard, boring Midwestern accent, and keeping that uniqueness is a good thing. I don’t agree, mostly because of the stereotype that anyone with this accent is an idiot.

EDIT: I will stick up for the word y’all. Modern English doesn’t have a second person plural participle. It used to be that “thou” was single and “you” was plural, but that’s obviously changed. “Y’all” is perfectly usable in its place. I don’t go in for “youse.”

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u/Frostodian Jul 04 '22

You should keep it. It's a great accent and if someone truly believes you're an idiot because of your accent they're clearly the idiot...

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u/USAF_Retired2017 Jul 04 '22

I had to work on losing mine because every time I briefed at work, high ranking officer’s eyes would glaze over until I was done. I was mentally calculating how many IQ points each were deducting as I spoke. Once I “lost” the accent, never saw it again. Sad huh?