Do I have an accent?

Tim' s Mom asked in a comment to a previous post if I have an accent. That is a great question and anyone who knows me IRL (in real life) know that the answer to this is a resounding YES. You see, I am a native Texan and we have a definite accent. Mine is quite thick and anyone I meet immediately asks if I am from Texas. When we were traveled to Europe back when I was in college, it was easy to tell people that we were from Dallas as most people had watched that TV show.

For example if I typed the way I speak it would look something like this: (spoken very slowly)

Hawryall? Hows ur mamma n' them? We're doin fine but a norther hit today and it was colder than a well digger. This mornin we went ta church and sang and hunted aigs and went ta dinner at Cattleman's. Tonight, we are having meet loaf and mash tatas. Bout time to git the kids to bed and I'm plum tuckerd out myself.

TRANSLATION:
How are you all? How are your mother and the rest of your family? We are doing fine but a cold front came in today and it was very cold. This morning, we went to church and sang and hunted eggs and then went to lunch at Cattleman's (a local steak house). Tonight, we are having meat loaf and mashed potatoes. It is about time to put the children to bed and I am very tired.

My sister will probably have a comment or two to make on my accent as she finds it quite humorous that I have one and she does not really but she is an English teacher and works hard to speak correctly and to make sure I do also.

Comments

[Tim's Mom]

So you do have an accent? I don't.

Do you like straw hats? I'm trying to see how close you are to your Huck Finn rating. ;)

[Donna-Jean]

I guess none of us think we have accents - everyone else does :-)

I'm quite obviously a Jersey Girl when I tawk ;-) When I speak in public, it's lessened; when I'm mad or annoyed, it gets worse :-)

[elisabeth]

'thena gits whud Ay layke ta cowell "Texas tayered." Th'later in thevenin' it gits, th'thicker her accent gits!

Translation:

Athena gets what I like to call "Texas Tired." The later in the evening it gets, the thicker her accent gets!

[Mommy22Ss]

I have an accent and it is a Texan one usually but the more I live in the southeast the more it becomes more southern and yes, there is a difference, but luckily I go home just enough to bring back the Texas sound. heheehee

[Amy Brooke]

Too funny about having the same name! What's your middle name? Do you know anything about your ancestors.... we might be related you know!

How did you get to my site?

I have a twin. Her name is Sara Elizabeth. At the time, (all through growing up actually,) she went by Beth. (We were baby A Brooke and Baby B Brooke in the hospital!) Anyway, my senior year, a freshman arrived with the name -- Amy Beth Brooks (It was an s but people drop the e and add the s on my name all the time.)

Nice to meet you!