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

In Texas, the Greek and Canadian* people I know tell me that I have an accent. Hell, I was told by several of my old High School friends in California that me, my mom and my grandma all have a slight accent of some sort -- apparently something from my great-grandparents (one was from Tenessee, the other was from Oklahoma). My grandma often uses 'Okie-isms' in her speech. It's also something of a Central Valley accent, what with the glossing over of consonants; it's hard to write down, but there's like a stop and a missing consonant in some words, like Mountain is more like "Mao'en" (no clearly defined "t" sound).

*I was annoyed that a Canadian told me that she had to most neutral accent ... I have nothing against Canadians, but she had an accent too. It was just different.

Originally Posted by Dullenplain

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.

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.

Jam it back in, in the dark.