Well, bless their hearts — Gen Z is killing the Southern drawl, y’all. That’s according to a new study published in Language Variation and Change, which claims the classic Southern American accent has ...

Georgia's classic Southern accent may be quickly fading into history, A new study from the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech's linguistics departments has identified what professors call a "rapid ...

An integral part of what makes the American South unique – its iconic drawl – is quickly fading in Georgia, according to collaborative research led by the University of Georgia and the Georgia ...

Northerners will pronounce words the same as Southerners within just 45 years, experts predicted today. Scientists say northern English will become lost within that timeframe as south-eastern ...

The classic Southern accent in Georgia is on the decline, according to a two-university study. The shift toward a mainstream American accent has become more pronounced with Generation X. Each ...

The famous 'southern drawl' is set to become extinct because Generation X'ers from the deep south speak so differently to their Baby Boomer parents, a study suggests. Scientists from the University of ...

A collaborative study between the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech has found the classic Southern accent is undergoing rapid change in Georgia. The instigator? Generation X. “We found that, here ...

ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia’s accent is fading y’all, and a new University of Georgia study said Generation X could be at fault for the rapid change in the southern drawl. The collaborative study between ...

Whether it’s Julia Garner’s foul-mouthed Missouri twang in “Ozark” or Dolly Parton’s soft yet (fittingly) steely drawl in “Steel Magnolias,” the Southern accent is as variable as it is recognizable.

Neil Steinberg kindly attempts to correct a pronunciation pet peeve of mine, but I’ve got beef (h/t Beachwood Reporter). “By the way, the ‘Appalachian’ in ‘Appalachian State’ rhymes with ‘latch,’ as ...