Why do all REDNECKS sound the same??
05-23-2012, 09:05 PM
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Why do all REDNECKS sound the same?? So I'm watching this show teens having babies or some **** and these damn rednecks sound like the same rednecks on swamp people. How do they all sound the same in so many different cities and states?? No matter where you go they all talk the same. Crazy peoples....
05-23-2012, 10:01 PM
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I know it's hard to believe, but all white people originally came from another country...
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05-24-2012, 11:05 AM
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why? its true. regional dialects in america have been traced back to regional dialects in england, which originated with the invasion of britain by the various germanic tribes. each of these tribes spoke a different dialect, which over time mixed with other languages to form what we now know as modern english--just spoken slightly differently. when britain colonized north america, these various dialects came over and settled in different places depending on which wave came over at what time.
of course, the english we speak in the united states is quite different from uk english. that's because those original dialects mixed with other languages and dialects and evolved into the regional accents we have today, including the aforementioned "red neck" sound.
A prime example of this can be seen in appalachia, which was settled by the scots and irish, resulting in this back country hillbilly dialect we've come to know and love today
of course, the english we speak in the united states is quite different from uk english. that's because those original dialects mixed with other languages and dialects and evolved into the regional accents we have today, including the aforementioned "red neck" sound.
A prime example of this can be seen in appalachia, which was settled by the scots and irish, resulting in this back country hillbilly dialect we've come to know and love today
05-24-2012, 11:22 AM
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why? its true. regional dialects in america have been traced back to regional dialects in england, which originated with the invasion of britain by the various germanic tribes. each of these tribes spoke a different dialect, which over time mixed with other languages to form what we now know as modern english--just spoken slightly differently. when britain colonized north america, these various dialects came over and settled in different places depending on which wave came over at what time.
of course, the english we speak in the united states is quite different from uk english. that's because those original dialects mixed with other languages and dialects and evolved into the regional accents we have today, including the aforementioned "red neck" sound.
A prime example of this can be seen in appalachia, which was settled by the scots and irish, resulting in this back country hillbilly dialect we've come to know and love today
of course, the english we speak in the united states is quite different from uk english. that's because those original dialects mixed with other languages and dialects and evolved into the regional accents we have today, including the aforementioned "red neck" sound.
A prime example of this can be seen in appalachia, which was settled by the scots and irish, resulting in this back country hillbilly dialect we've come to know and love today
05-24-2012, 03:33 PM
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I'm not debating where people came from. I understand the English culture. I don't understand the broken english they speak and "coonass" speaking terms they have. I can hang out with people from the "city" DFW and we speak normal and clearly. I can also go hang out with my friends down in stevenville and they all sound like country folks with broken english. It's almost like an unspoken rule, you live in a country, you speak REDNECK or "coonass" as some may call it.
05-24-2012, 04:07 PM
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Actually rednecks could have ancestors from various countries and even tribals. Reneckism has nothing to do with a person's European ancestry, otherwise all white people would be rednecks. It has more to do with where a person was raised than their ancestry.
05-24-2012, 04:28 PM
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My neck was most likely red due to the sun but that's about as redneck as I get...LOL
I'm not debating where people came from. I understand the English culture. I don't understand the broken english they speak and "coonass" speaking terms they have. I can hang out with people from the "city" DFW and we speak normal and clearly. I can also go hang out with my friends down in stevenville and they all sound like country folks with broken english. It's almost like an unspoken rule, you live in a country, you speak REDNECK or "coonass" as some may call it.
I'm not debating where people came from. I understand the English culture. I don't understand the broken english they speak and "coonass" speaking terms they have. I can hang out with people from the "city" DFW and we speak normal and clearly. I can also go hang out with my friends down in stevenville and they all sound like country folks with broken english. It's almost like an unspoken rule, you live in a country, you speak REDNECK or "coonass" as some may call it.
redneck is not coonass--coonass is cajun, mr english culture expert
for what it's worth, my previous post doesn't explain why everyone in the south talks like a redneck, because we don't. rather, it explains how those dialects got to where they are in the first place. whether or not you speak that way is dependent upon whether or not those around you speak that way.
