Worldwide Accent Project - North Texas, Near Dallas, USA

This is my contribution to the Worldwide Accent Project, which is a collaboration project made by YouTubers from around the world, with the intention of creating a global accent archive. Anybody can participate, even if English is not your first language. Please go to this video www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8VTuM129HA for more information, and to submit your own!

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• worldwide
• accent
• project
• North
• Texas
• Accent
• Southern
• Drawl
• texan
• dallas
• houston
• fort
• worth

[sexyuglyx]

your hot damn :)

[Hyperlongwing]

@sexyuglyx Haha Thank you

[Hyperlongwing]

I wish I could re-shoot this.. I think my voice got deeper. Haha

[Hyperlongwing]

@Hyperlongwing In hind-sight, I really could have put more into this. Haha

[GothicLolitaGirl45]

Your accent is subtle, but I can hear it, especially in "entrance" and "learned". I have cousins in Texas actually, but they talk just as I talk (from Northern California, and yes, some Californians *do* call it Cali) but they always say *y'all*, which is pretty catchy. My sister and I'd make fun of them for it but they'd always come right back at us with our use of "hecka/hella", hahaha. :)

[Hyperlongwing]

@GothicLolitaGirl45 What do you say instead of y'all?

[jerilyng]

You don't have an accent to me because I'm from DFW/Arlington :P

[Number3of10]

I'm from Texas, and I know several people with Texas accents, I went to Nebraska a few years ago, and people remarked how I sounded so different. And I'm from Dallas Fort Worth area.:) so there are Texan accents! It hasn't died out.:) Yes!:) we all say y'all!:) it doesn't sound right to say "You all" :) so we say y'all.:) and alotta people wear cowboy hats and own cowboy boots!:) I'm proud to be called a "TEXAN"!!!!:)

[ntdejene18]

Truth is Texas gets all of its Southern heritage from Alabama and Georgia settlers who left their homes after a land lottery when Texas gained its independence, as well as to escape aristocratic slave owning southerners who had a system of serfdom set up. Note the number of cities and towns in East Texas especially northern and central East Texas that are named after Georgia and Alabama cities. Settlers noted the striking resemblances to their former homes.

[diamondsgoddess]

I love your accent, it's the best American accent... Just saying, because I know the USA from Hollywood only, and most actors speak like you...

[DMSelena]

Houston, TX here. We big city people have a flattened accent that sounds similar anywhere you go, with only slight differences that you have to have a good ear to pick up. I think that's because of the media and business in metros. Most native Houstonians speak like you do. You don't get into the thick Texas accents until you leave the cities and visit places with names like "Flatonia".

[biggzcorey]

I'm from Fort Worth, and now live in Denton. I also don't have an accent, but I do say some southern words like "y'all". The accent is in the East Texas and West Texas, mostly.

[Roadmaiap]

I did have to giggle a bit...at the very end, when you protested that you didn't know "anyone with a Southern accent...so..." your vowels were so slightly Southern! I only giggle because I'm a Southern gal who tried to ditch her accent only to have it come back at inopportune moments...

[JkillaJ15]

@Number3of10 texas is the west not the south

[GothicLolitaGirl45]

@Hyperlongwing Well depends on who I'm talking to really. If I'm talking to my nephews (or anyone younger) I usually just lump them all into "All of you!". If I'm talking to my friends/family then "Hey guys/girls/you" or if I'm feeling particularly exciting 'chicas' pronounced with a thick American accent (even when Spanish is my first language). *Or* if I want to be sardonic, I'll use 'peeps', 'homez', or 'dawgs' (stuff I'd never say seriously). Depends on my mood really :)