Country music – and country accents – are having a moment. The southern drawl is the accent mimicked by many, but perfected by few. Travel to any part of the south and you'll be greeted with more ...

*In 2025, new research confirms what many Southerners have long suspected: the classic Southern accent is fading, especially in major cities like Atlanta, New Orleans, and Raleigh. Studies from the ...

One popular theory dates back to the American Civil War. Before the Civil War, the South did not have nearly as much linguistic variation as it does today. Back then, the Southern accent was heavily ...

ATLANTA — It's a subject that comes up from time to time and can cause both deep discussion and great consternation around the South: The region's iconic accent is fixin' to disappear. Most recently, ...

Accent isn’t just sound, it’s culture and connection. You’ve heard it on TV or at the stadium: a coach, slightly southern-accented, saying something that just sounds right. That moment, whether real ...