Since moving to California, when people first find out I’m from Georgia most respond in the same way: “What happened to your accent?” I don’t really know; as far I can tell I’ve never had much of an accent. Once when I lived in Atlanta, a shopkeeper asked me where I was visiting from… she thought I was a Yankee! I think my accent has always been closer to Californian than Georgian. Still, my Southern accent comes out ever-so-slightly when I’m really tired — and with certain words. Words like syrup, pecan, and Christmas (I discovered that last one listening to a voice memo I left myself about a certain somebody’s Christmas present. It was funny. The rest of the memo was accent-free or had a California lilt, but that one word Christmas came out with an extra half-syllable and smelled like pecan pie).
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