Losing Texas Twang?

[Keg]

I saw a segment on the news about Texans losing their accent....I live in the country and my family and friends speak Texan....Is this happening in the cities or in the country too? Any thoughts?

[ExtremeHunter80]

I live in denton and I'm not

[TX_bowhunter37]

So if we are losing are twang then what are we using then Spanish?

[Aggiehunter08]

Que? It's a shame...

[Bill M]

I kin tern it on and off at will.

The world has changed, I have made myself learn to speak more clearly and I do believe it has an effect.

[Sippy]

Come to Stephenville. Its still here

[Playa]

I intentionally filtered my twang about 10 yrs ago. I was living in Northern Colorado & working. My sales were in the tank & I could not figure out why. I began discussing it with 2 fellow sales people, one a native coloradoan the other a 20 yr transplant. They informed me people in CO have a particular distaste for Texans because we own significant portions of private land in CO & we are viewed as arrogant. My twang was turning customers off. Decided with commission heavy income I had to make sales or starve to death. I began working on annunciation & pronunciation. Sales went up immediately.

But I've been back in west Texas for 8 yrs now & it's back in full effect now that paying the bils doesent depend on it.

I don't think true texans are losing the twang, I think it's the increasing percentage of transplants

[holdem]

I lost mine living in Canada ay, hoser.

[deercrazy]

I saw a segment on the news about Texans losing their accent....I live in the country and my family and friends speak Texan....Is this happening in the cities or in the country too? Any thoughts?

The must have interviewed people that live here, but are not from here.

My Texas twang seems to be getten stronger.

[Geezy Rider]

Only in the cities.

[Keg]

Only in the cities.

I was wondering if it was just in the cities....

[Shane]

It's gone in the big cities. Mostly because most of the residents in those places ain't from around here.

[chief longshaft]

im not at all and i dont think yall are either.

[Keg]

It's gone in the big cities. Mostly because most of the residents in those places ain't from around here.

U rekon that folks..that live in the city..lose it cause move in's rub off on em?

[Encinal]

Uhh... i turn it on and off depending on the situation.

At the Ranch... its heavy...