On 2011-08-21, Ema Nymton > wrote:

> There are people in my family who sound very much like Paula Deen. She
> may exaggerate her accent somewhat, y'all, but I believe it is real.

I lived in TN for two years. Some guy's accents were so pronounced, I
couldn't fully understand them when they talked. Worse, when I was
discharged and came home to CA, some of my friends asked why I was
speaking with a Southern accent. Yikes!! It's contagious.

nb