Gen Z to blame for fast-disappearing Southern drawl, y’all: new study

Well, bless their hearts.

“The Southern pronunciation of words like ‘face’ emerged in the early 20th century. These are distinctive features of the traditional Southern drawl,” she said.Celebs can use ‘vocal fry,’ but here’s why regular women shouldn’t

“We were surprised to see how rapidly the Southern accent drops away starting with Gen X,” Renwick said. Study co-author Jon Forrest, UGA assistant professor in the department of linguistics, explained that “the demographics of the South have changed a lot with people moving into the area, especially post World War II.”“We are seeing similar shifts across many regions, and we might find people in California, Atlanta, Boston and Detroit that have similar speech characteristics,” Forrest continued.

The style of speech was first popularized by female celebrities — think Britney Spears , the Kardashians , Julia Fox and Paris Hilton .Share this article:

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