In article >,
Ema Nymton > wrote:

> On 8/21/2011 4:39 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> > It depends on what you call the south, "pal". You want the Civil War
> > definition whereby Virginia was a southern state? I lived there,
> > too. I've also visited lots of other places in the southern US
> > including Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama and Texas. I don't claim
> > to be an "expert" about southern accents (that's your statement, not
> > mine) but I do know a fake accent when I hear one.

> 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.
> There was a young girl in church this morning named Destiny that sounds
> just like Paula Deen (or my sister). Next time I see her, I will ask
> her where she is from.

I'm no expert here, since I've never been to the "south" (never spent
more than a little while east of California and Washington states, and
spent all of three days in Dallas, Texas, the farthest east I've ever
been), but her accent sounds fake to me. What bothers me is that she
didn't used to have that accent! Now, it could be that she had that
accent growing up, and lost it (to some degree) before getting on tv,
and now has it back, but, to me, it still just sounds "forced".

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA