i have kinda of a deepish voice, but not to deep. and a VERY thick southern accent. im from Ga. it almost sounds fake its so thick, but i really cant help it. it bothers me i just wont to talk normal, but i dont wont to loose all of my accent. which i dont think i could do anyhow. is there a way i can "unthicken" it.
2006-11-04 14:25:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Dont try... accept who you are. Be proud of your culture...
2006-11-04 14:27:28 · answer #1 · answered by roxie_xd 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm from South Carolina, so I know what you mean. I find that if I'm around people with accents different from mine, I get less SOuthern in my speech.
Even so, I'm a little torn by how southern accents (and people) are stereotyped. A friend of mine from Dallas, who had a really thick accent, used to respond to people's questions about it by saying "I don;t have an accent."
Smart people with southern accents might help change the stereotype.
Why not try watching "My Fair Lady." It's about a cockney woman who learns to speak "high class."
2006-11-04 14:30:47 · answer #2 · answered by Ms. Switch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this is going to be this kind of huge thumbs down answer... yet i'm from NJ or perhaps although i appreciate u . s . a . music, I nonetheless imagine typically a heavy southern accent makes even the most smart human being sound type of dumb. in spite of the indisputable fact that, I used to enter an southern accent each and every time i became making interesting of something stupid and then I met this quite effective guy from the south and that i kept doing it without wondering & I wound up quite insulting him!! I have considering that stopped doing that.... *blush*
2016-11-28 19:09:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be proud of your accent. It is part of who you are. I have a southern accent and live in the midwest. It's how people identify me. I love it when I have to make a business call and I get someone from the south. We have a connection!
2006-11-04 14:33:35 · answer #4 · answered by Ceci 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice reading Shakespeare aloud?
accents are affected by environment, stay in the south, sound like a southerner.
I'm from SC and most folks think I'm from California, 20+ years will do that I guess
2006-11-04 14:30:44 · answer #5 · answered by Black Dragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't worry about it, simply living in an area where you talk different your accent will become less thick over time, don't self conscious and live your life like you would normally
2006-11-04 14:31:04 · answer #6 · answered by franklin d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are teachers who teach persons to learn to drop accents.
I would think if you just hang around with people who don't have the accent you would begin to moderate it.
2006-11-04 14:29:38 · answer #7 · answered by Grabbag 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Be who you are, why on earth would you want to change your accent? America is a world of diversity.
2006-11-04 15:37:19 · answer #8 · answered by ValleyViolet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am from ga too and i have a country accent also,but i am country and proud.Don't be ashamed of what you are-just be yourself!
2006-11-04 15:09:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
embrace who you are and where you are from.....
but as a fellow southerner with an accent (tx) try saying your g's when you talk...that'll help a lot!! :-)
2006-11-04 14:27:40 · answer #10 · answered by *KiM* 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋