Whiskey Riff

Embrace The Southern Drawl: Country Accents Are “Most Attractive” In America, According To New Poll

Country music – and country accents – are having a moment. The southern drawl is the accent mimicked by many, but perfected ...

Americans find this regional accent to be the sexiest — and everyone better get their hearing checked

Talk about pillow talk. A new survey ranking the sexiest American accents suggests the fastest way to someone’s heart might ...
WAMC

Are Southern accents disappearing? Linguists say yes

Let's talk about accents for a moment. RALPH BRABHAM: OK. I'm Ralph Brabham, and I'm talking with my mom. JANE BRABHAM: I'm Jane Brabham, and I was born in Greensboro, N.C. R BRABHAM: So I grew up in ...
The Grio

Is the Southern accent fixin’ to disappear in parts of the US South?

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1940s and 1950s, Susan Levine’s visits to New York City relatives included being the star of an impromptu novelty show: Her cousin invited over friends and charged 25 ...