Not far south of here is a land whose dialect — the South Midland — bears a great deal of resemblance to the Southern states. It’s the Little Egypt region of Southern Illinois. Joanna Beth Tweedy grew ...

Whether you said “crick” or “creek,” “ruf” or “roof,” or “rowt” or “root,” says a lot about where you are from. And the chance that your neighbor may say those words differently says a lot about ...

You have an accent. Regardless of where you grew up and learned to talk, you speak a dialect. Your accent may not be as conspicuous or as stigmatized as some, but we all have specific pronunciations ...

Comedian (and Atlanta native) David Cross has a bit about how a particular accent associated with the rural south can actually be found in semi-rural areas all over the country. For lack of a better ...