tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post6022766914529530686..comments2023-12-28T11:27:12.248-06:00Comments on The Art of Being Conflicted: Whatcha Y'all Doin' Down ThereCperzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09062444081488414888noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-85177311110365911202012-10-25T13:48:51.262-05:002012-10-25T13:48:51.262-05:00I agree. People who made it without Simon Cowell&#...I agree. People who made it without Simon Cowell's help manage fine with whatever accent they have.babs (beetle)http://beetle-blog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-11442251781748067262012-10-25T13:19:43.289-05:002012-10-25T13:19:43.289-05:00I agree that it is sad for any region to lose it&#...I agree that it is sad for any region to lose it's distinctive sound. After I hit the publish button to launch this post, I thought about how much I love other accents around the world. The British accent is so cool why would Simon or anyone discourage it's use. He is such a hypocrite In the early seasons of American Idol he was always ranting about what a no-talent hack Britney Spears was and now she sits next to him on the panel. . Seems to me some of the most successful musical groups on the planet had English accents.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-5490859840367091992012-10-25T10:46:23.499-05:002012-10-25T10:46:23.499-05:00I think it's sad that we are slowly losing our...I think it's sad that we are slowly losing our different accents. I suppose it's inevitable. I think English people are slowly losing theirs as a much wider thing. We hear so much American on our TV's that you don't even notice it anymore and the kids are all using American phrases. Xfactor is a prime example. Simon Cowell says that we must never sing with an English accent. He won't put people through if they do, no matter how good a singer they may be. It's being forced on the young to sound like Americans. He is basically promoting that it's not good to be obviously English, and he influences millions of young people. While I have absolutely nothing against Americans, we are English so why must we hide our accent?<br /><br />If I came to America, I would want to hear all the different accents. It's part of the enjoyment of visiting another country and I would love to hear the Southern accents :)babs (beetle)http://beetle-blog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-8479280329132793022012-10-24T21:06:42.916-05:002012-10-24T21:06:42.916-05:00We have become such a transient society. I guess ...We have become such a transient society. I guess we are all rubbing off on one another in various ways including our speech. A shame to lose things like regional accents. I agree...don't taint the twang, or the drawl, or the whatever is your area's unique sound.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-60824258350288716212012-10-24T16:55:39.213-05:002012-10-24T16:55:39.213-05:00I love all the different accents, too. I never th...I love all the different accents, too. I never thought about an influx of outsiders changing the overall accent of the area. That's sad, really. Indeed, don't taint the twang!Linda R.http://www.roses2rainbows.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-11666579200708426642012-10-24T10:19:20.620-05:002012-10-24T10:19:20.620-05:00I, too LOVE accents and when you said "coal r...I, too LOVE accents and when you said "coal region" accent I had to stop and go to some of the linguistic audio files and try to find it. There is a bunch of them so I am not sure it I zeroed in on the kind of accent you are speaking of. The clips I heard sorta sound southern. (Maybe it's my southern ears though) They drop Ts?? Where I come from words never end with a g..... fixin for example.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-41578041402427688422012-10-24T08:16:50.524-05:002012-10-24T08:16:50.524-05:00I love the regional accents too! when we are mee...I love the regional accents too! when we are meeting new people we are immediately drawn to people from the coal regions, who do not pronounce t's, and there is an instant bond.Annmarie Pipanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-56140759772508078172012-10-24T07:28:42.221-05:002012-10-24T07:28:42.221-05:00Yesterday, my walking partner was talking about a ...Yesterday, my walking partner was talking about a friend of hers that has a thick Bostonian accent. Turns out there is nothing funnier than someone with a Texas drawl mimicking a Bostonian.<br /><br />I know what you mean about lingering overtones in one's speech. People can hear some Chicagoan with a southern accent twist in my voice. When I lived in TX, I worked for one of the larger churches. One of the parishioners talked to the pastor, asking if I wouldn't talk at the board meetings as he found my accent grating. As I have lived in both the North and the South a number of times, there is no hope for my accent not to be diluted.<br /><br />I had several thoughts about making a joke on the fire hitting Big Tex's pants as well. That would have been an easy joke but I you know how classy my blog is...I thought I should contain myself. HHhhhaaaaaCheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-69892396660830421852012-10-24T07:16:42.596-05:002012-10-24T07:16:42.596-05:00I love the N'awlins sound. Actually, there ar...I love the N'awlins sound. Actually, there are several accents in Louisiana that I love. I think the Gulf Coast states are chocked full of cool accents. Let's just hope all of those accents stick around for a long time.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-45345520313143325162012-10-24T01:10:54.222-05:002012-10-24T01:10:54.222-05:00I love regional accents, too, and after 40-somethi...I love regional accents, too, and after 40-something years in CA, people still pick up on my New England accent (a Connecticut / Massachusetts / Rhode Island blend). My favorite is a Baaston accent.<br /><br />I just love this: "The flames dropped<br />down and hit his pants, and once they hit his pants, he just went up in<br />flames." Typical guy.<br /><br />Clicks,<br />Budoldereyesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-9951706490227494072012-10-23T20:27:00.132-05:002012-10-23T20:27:00.132-05:00I have a bunch of relatives in Texas and they have...I have a bunch of relatives in Texas and they have a heavy drawl over there, so no worries :) I'm a Southern gal too and yes, I say "Ya'll" but not with as slow of a drawl. New Orleanians tend to drawl and slur the words... it's "N'awlins D'arlin."<br />http://www.fleurdealeta.blogspot.comAletanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-78709147260244991722012-10-23T20:26:02.859-05:002012-10-23T20:26:02.859-05:00You and me both. I love the regional accents. Th...You and me both. I love the regional accents. The neighborhood I lived in Dallas was very transient so I only had a few native TX neighbors but there still is quite a lot of Texas accents in Dallas. I would hate to see those go away. Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-78910373209801515622012-10-23T20:23:14.563-05:002012-10-23T20:23:14.563-05:00You and I have that in common. Most of the time I ...You and I have that in common. Most of the time I talk fairly Midwestern. People with a really good ear for linguistics say I speak Chicagoan with a bit of a southern edge to it. BUT, If I am around my Arkansas relatives or visit southern areas, my old thick southern accent rises from the dead. Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-73012480187732744362012-10-23T20:20:53.448-05:002012-10-23T20:20:53.448-05:00Hi Cheryl,
I lived in Texas for 12 years and I lo...Hi Cheryl,<br /><br />I lived in Texas for 12 years and I loved it - the people, the politeness, the Twang, the Drawl - I loved everything about it! I hate the thought of that being lost...<br /><br />Clicks for you!<br />WolfWolfbernznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-13441934837074929462012-10-23T20:19:41.319-05:002012-10-23T20:19:41.319-05:00I grew up in Texas and when I moved to the North I...I grew up in Texas and when I moved to the North I tried very hard to "fit in" and talk like a darn Yankee. Now my accent come out with a vengeance when drink a bit or get frustrated or excited. When I watch Forrest Gump I can't speak right for a week LOL<br /><br />Clicks<br />--TrinaTrinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-39650151330431669362012-10-23T14:11:11.486-05:002012-10-23T14:11:11.486-05:00Totally agree...it would be a real shame to lose r...Totally agree...it would be a real shame to lose regional accents. Is there an accent associated with the area where you live? I have been to the Pacific NW but didn't notice a dialect. How do Portland people sound???Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-63148514447183564122012-10-23T14:07:56.668-05:002012-10-23T14:07:56.668-05:00I blame TV and the social media for the loss of re...I blame TV and the social media for the loss of regional dialects. People tend to mimic what they hear on TV and the radio. If we all watch the same things then we're all going to end up sounding the same, and i think this is a shame. I love southern accents.chubby Chatterboxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-35664757310744984402012-10-23T14:03:55.752-05:002012-10-23T14:03:55.752-05:00I am all IN!I am all IN!meleahrebeccahhttp://mommamiameaculpa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-84214575446800423082012-10-23T13:46:52.991-05:002012-10-23T13:46:52.991-05:00I know, Right!!!! I am very much on Team Save the ...I know, Right!!!! I am very much on Team Save the Twang, too, Maybe we should start a movement for Save the Twang. The fact that we live in New Jersey and Kansas might make us a little less influential in certain circles but I have been "influential" before and deal with it really well.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-25093360216862186862012-10-23T13:29:56.334-05:002012-10-23T13:29:56.334-05:00Oh no. I love the Texas drawl! I use the term y...Oh no. I love the Texas drawl! I use the term y'all all the time. I will NOT let that die out! <br /><br />Team Save The Twang!! <br /><br />Awww man! RIP "Big Tex!"meleahrebeccahhttp://mommamiameaculpa.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-30690500323613165382012-10-23T13:14:37.144-05:002012-10-23T13:14:37.144-05:00I think it would have been traumatic for a lot of ...I think it would have been traumatic for a lot of Texans, as BT is quite the iconic character in TX. <br /><br />I know you are originally from Missouri, but did any of your family pick up the TX drawl? When Brett called did he say BT was on fire or was he on fharr? I don't recall you having a TX accent when we spoke but then I am not sure I would notice a Southern accent.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-29883335196563642312012-10-23T12:50:23.674-05:002012-10-23T12:50:23.674-05:00Brett called the other day and said Big Tex was fl...Brett called the other day and said Big Tex was flaming and I should put on CNN.<br />I told him it was only a matter of time before he came out.<br />Actually, it was kinda traumatic watching him blazing away.Bodaciousboomernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-36192257788232755422012-10-23T10:42:18.794-05:002012-10-23T10:42:18.794-05:00Are you loving San Antonio or is it too new to kno...Are you loving San Antonio or is it too new to know yet? I am a BIG fan. My aunt and uncle have lived there for years and have decided to move up here to retire in southern MO. I think they have gone insane and just aren't aware of it yet. Wait till it snows then they will see the depth of their dementia.<br /><br />Ya, I think the more urban areas have lost a lot of the drawl just as other parts of the country have lost some of their unique speech characteristics. I love listening to dialects so I wish that weren't true.<br /><br />Poor Big Tex! That was some kinda fire or fharr as the case may be.Cheryl P.http://artofbeingconflicted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8740338215172190519.post-21507011844767208632012-10-23T10:07:33.221-05:002012-10-23T10:07:33.221-05:00Now that we've been in San Antone for a few mo...Now that we've been in San Antone for a few months, your blog is especially apropos. And I think you're right...I have not noticed that many people with Texan accents.<br /><br />Big Tex was all over the news down here. He went down in flames, that's for sure.Susan Altonnoreply@blogger.com