whats the difference between a souther draw and a midwestern twang?

Question

we were talking about it in class and my teacher has a draw. and my daddy and me have a twang and i was just curious whats the differnence

Answer 1

I have a southern drawl. I think we tend to slur/run words together. Which "Draws" the word slower/longer.
Ya'll (You all). Kountry (Country). Here a last example; When I was working in Texas there was a man named Melton, I ask a co-worker from up north; "Is his name pronounced Melton or Milton"? The guy holds up a writing Pin :) and asks me; "What is this"? I respond; "It's a pin". He says; "Where I come from we call it a Pen (Peh-n)". We laughed and came to the conclusion that Melton is a Melton up north and a Milton down south.
A "Twang" the words are more short and defined Ya'll is more of a Ya with a little hint of L.
This hard to actually explain so here my example; Take a guitar and the very top fat string is an E and the very bottom small string is an E. The top fat string is a southern draw and will sound long when played. The bottom small string is a mid-western twang and quick. Both are an E note, but, they sound different because of where they located. ;-D
Best I can tell you.

Answer 2

These are both regional pronunciation styles which have different rhythms and pronunciations. The southern drawl seems slower and the vowel sounds are more drawn out.
When southern ladies and women from Texas speak in their
southern drawl it sounds very refined and pleasing. To me, a native Californian, the drawl reminds me of the landed gentry of the south. People with a mid-western twang sound to me like they come from the country. I lived many years in Idaho
where many people speak with such a twang. Not only are some of the pronunciations different, but the verb forms are often changed, as in: "I come down the hill and seen five deer smack dab in the middle of the road." Differences in pronunciation usually concern alternate pronunciations of vowel sounds and of the letter "r".

Answer 3

Assuming you mean "drawl" and "twang," Southern folks drawl, or speak more slowly, like molasses, and 'draw' out their words, for example river sounds like "riv-ah." A twang is more clipped. If you've ever seen the SNL skit "Da Bears," it's like that. Or, "O, ok," with one's mouth closed into a small "O". I think because it's so cold in the MidWest.

Answer 4

She has a DRAWL. It means she talks slowly, drawing out syllables. If you have a twang, you go faster and still mis-pronounce things, like saying "pin" instead of "pen" and "warsh" instead of "wash" but you go a lot faster and more nasal.