So - have you been told that you have an accent?

I like to think I have a remarkably neutral accent, given my suburban upbringing, but in one instance someone noted that I have a slight drawl to my voice (Texas). This may be the case because I can dive right into a Texas drawl when I am either: drinking, lazy, or under emotional duress.

It may also be the case when I use words like: reckon, y'all, fixing to, feeder road, and Coke in my vocabulary.

But fancy that, a second generation Asian-American born in Texas with an unforced Texas accent.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Arkhangelsk

I didn't notice any particular accent to your speech... and the ya'll thing is extremely pervasive even in people who otherwise have absolutely nothing of a drawl. I get mad at myself if I use it. Also, nobody in California says "ya'll" yet...it's still more of a southern/eastern thing.

That's because it's the result of a suburban upbringing, being raised on listening to numerous news anchors, and a pervasive and conscious effort on my part to render my voice regionless in most normal circumstances (in public). I'll admit the regional influence is not strong, but this sort of thing allegedly comes out like a subconscious slip.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Fricasseein' Rabbit

From the mappings I've seen, "coke" is predominantly southern with a strong front in part of New England, "pop" is mostly midwest through to about Nevada, and "soda" is strongest in the non-coke parts of New England (including most of New York), California, and most of the east coast through to about South Carolina (and much of Florida). I wonder where that polling site went; it was quite informative.

Was is something like this website or even this more comprehensive map?

Though I must say, maybe we're in for another dialect migration.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.