FZDC@beehaw.orgtoHumanities & Cultures@beehaw.org•Is the Southern Accent Disappearing?
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8 months agoI think Black English has been a major contributor towards towards mainstreaming “y’all” outside of the South. The rise of black stories being told on television and through film, plus the rise of hip hop/rap as a mainstream genre of music, has helped normalize certain phrases that used to only be associated with either the South or with black vernacular.
I wonder how the built-in Google and Apple IMEs compare.