Not sure I agree with all Fred Armisen’s takes on regional Southern accents, but I do applaud him recognizing the linguistic diversity of the South. Of course one of the …
Barbeque or barbecue? I don’t know about ya’ll but I’ve always preferred BBQ. I guess that makes me a Q man. Southern Living has a great post on the history of …
“It’s PEE-can, not pick-AHN.” I’ve driven two hours from Durham to the southeastern corner of North Carolina where Elbie Powers, a pecan grower and president of the North Carolina Pecan …
In 2003 a linguistic authority with Harvard, an Englishmen Bert Vaux, led a study quantifying the dialects of the United States. He conducted an online survey with 50,000 participants on …
Well I’m glad ya’ll decided my accent is fine. Government scientists can speak Southern after all. Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced that in response to complaints from staff, it’s …
