with every bachi post i feel like i'm losing brain cells...
as far as americans recognizing others' accents, i wouldnt say you could distinguish it by state really... like tennessee and kentucky have very similar accents. along with georgia, north carolina, etc. but some places inside those states even have diff. accents than other cities. like my louisville friends have notably different accents than my friends from mccreary county [i know, where the fuck is that, right?]
texas and kentucky accents dont even seem that different to me, both just seem redneckish. not talking about like, houston and dallas, but austin and more rural areas.
i definitely have a southern accent, but not like most would imagine when they find out i live in kentucky. i havent lived here my whole life, i wasnt born here, i moved here during my 'developmental' years of childhood tho. my vocabulary and accent is far from my peers. i NEVER say the words: reckon, bygod, dad gum it, dad damn it [yes some people here actually say that] and i know how to form a correct sentence. "he ain't going to" is very common here, and it gets on my last nerve.
it boils down to this, my 'country' acquaintance's say i speak like a 'wigger' or a 'city boy' is a common term from them too.
my 'city' acquaintance's say i speak like a 'hick' or 'country boy'
i have noticed people from ohio have more of a 'yank' type of accent while it still has a southern feel to it.most people from ohio i mean, of course not everyone has the same speaking voice.
