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Natives versus Transplants and Accents  I have a friend who was born in Missouri. Her father is from England and her Mother hails from California. All Three of them have different accents. I am the oldest of five. We were Army brats. My Sister and I were both born in Los Angeles. Two brothers were born in Colorado and the youngest brother in Germany. My sister married a man from Arkansas and relocated from California to Arkansas in the late 1980's. My brothers eventually followed suit afterwards. The oldest brother is now in the Spiritworld. The Middle Brother has a hearing disablility and the Younger Brother considers himself a major league redneck and talks like one. My Sister talks and acts exactly like a Southern Bell. She identifies herself as a Southern Gal. I relocated to West Virginia with my now ex-hubby when he retired. I am like my middle brother with a hearing disablitity and never acquired the Southern Drawl. We had to be taught how to talk and have our own unique style of talking. A friend offered to give me Southern Bell Lessons. It didn't work. I have SoCal attitudes and would be miserable trying to fit into some other kind of mold. My younger who ironically also dons hearing aids talks like a West Virginia Native. My older stayed in California when we moved. He eventually joined the Navy with plans to go to Berkley University after leaving. He met a peach and is going to Georgia Tech instead. He talks like a Georgia Cracker but I suspect he won't be hanging around Georgia after he graduates. Life on Life's Terms. My sister is the Native and I am the Transplant from L O S A N G E L E S ! ! ! Abracadabra  |
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I spent my first 12 years in middle Illinois, moved to the Bay Area of California and lived there 22 years, married a career Navy guy, moved to San Diego area for 8 years, he was transferred to north east Ohio as a Recruiter, lived there for 5 years. He retired and moved to southern Indiana where he was a bowling center manager. Divorced a year or so after and I stayed put for 30 years, remarried in that time then divorced after almost 23 years. Met Hawslayer (Alfie)on SFF and moved to Georgia. I don't think I have a particular accent but do have..."y'all have a real nice day" accent down pat. Learned it from Alfie, he is from England. 
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8/3/2011 9:38 am |
I speak standard Canadian, but I can fake 'mericun. Switching to Yank-speech is pretty easy for me. All one has to do is pronounce the 'ou' sound in words such as out, about, and route like they do. In the South, even that subterfuge isn't required. Below the Mason-Dixon line I'm taken for a Yankee.
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8/3/2011 9:49 am |
I seem to have perfected my own "second" language - Mostly Spanish but often an Italian or French word or phrase gets thrown in. Must be quite amusing to the native speakers. Spiritwoman ^i^
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