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Step 1
Buy a book or CD on the market if you want an elaborate education in the southern accent. Otherwise, just interchanging a few of your daily words with southern choices or understanding how to draw out some syllables will get you there.
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Step 2
Use "y'all" every chance you get. This is appropriate in referring to a single person or a group of people. Never say "going to" again but insert "fixin to" and you will already seem like a pro.
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Step 3
Stop differentiating the "e" and the "i" in a word. If you're doing it right, then someone should wonder whether you're wanting to sew or write when you ask for a "pen."
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Step 4
Take words and add some syllables. "Why" should be "waa" and then "eye." The word "nail" should be "nay" and then "eel."
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Step 5
Take two syllable words and shorten them to one, like change the "tar" (tire) on the car.
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Step 6
Perfect a small vocabulary. Purdy, reckon, awfullest, gol darned, critter and breetches, and tarnation are all a good place to start.
Comments
gedo7o9 said
on 12/2/2009 Great artical.. Was born in Florida. Had an accent. Moved to Connecticut.. Lost it. My best friend lives in Mississippi and she has a southern accent so when I am around here for awhile I start to pick one up.. But I use the lingo everyday like Ya'll or fixin to.. Because.. I'm used to it. :)
Myshashi said
on 8/20/2009 The best way to do this is to hang around people who are speaking with an southern accent. If you do this regularly enough, then you will pick up the accent you are listening to.Update yourself with southern accent eg., http://www.neutralaccent.com
olive20 said
on 8/17/2009 I LIVE IN TEXAS. AND I LOVE TALKING IN A SOUTHERN ACCENT.