I love the accent video blog (I hate the word "vlog") that is going around right now. So, here’s my version.
If you want to follow along, these are the words I say: Aunt, Route, Wash, Oil, Theater, Iron, Salmon, Caramel, Fire, Water, Sure, Data, Ruin, Crayon, Toilet, New Orleans, Pecan, Both, Again, Probably, Spitting image, Alabama, Lawyer, Coupon, Mayonnaise, Syrup, Pajamas, Caught
- What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?
- What is the bug that when you touch it, it curls into a ball?
- What is the bubbly carbonated drink called?
- What do you call gym shoes?
- What do you say to address a group of people?
- What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs?
- What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket?
- What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining?
- What is the thing you change the TV channel with?
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Ah, you’re so cute
And it’s so good to hear your voice again (and yes, you have a tiny little accent!). Love that you were too chicken to TP houses too! We totally would have been friends in high school 
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Most definitely
haha THANK YOU! I was beginning to think I’m the only one in the world who calls them potato bugs!
haha! i can’t believe that more people don’t call them that!
yay… i did the accent vlog
It was so much fun!
Terri,
I guess growing up in Greensboro, and now living in Raleigh has turned me into a true southerner. I say tons of those words differently. Don’t worry, you’re still a west coast gal.
-alison
I wish I were more of a southerner. I think little drawls are so cute!
West. Your /a/ in “and” and /ou/ in “sound” are slightly nasal just like a Utah accent. I don’t know as much about the word choices, but my SLP training can back me up on the vowel analysis
. Fun to hear your voice again!
yay! I was hoping you would give your analysis as a professional.
And I’m glad I still have my Utah roots. 
Fun to hear your voice! You are so cute.
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Super cute video! If I weren’t so awkward in front of the camera, I’d do one too! Maybe someday…
Great site and great recipes! Keep em coming!
omg this made me laugh so hard! i would never video myself talking because i’d be very scared to hear what i actually sound like to other people. i live in fear that i will regain my NY accent when i move back. Oh, and people down here call the remote control a ‘clicker’. i hate it. hate.hate.hate
hehehe. I want to hear you with a NY accent because you totally don’t have one!
A ‘clicker’??? WHAT?! That is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard!
I do detect a hint of a southern drawl! But it’s cute!
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aw, thank you!
You get a bit of nasality when you say a few words, such as “sound” and “and” and “accent”, reminiscent of Chicago (we like to say Chi-caaaaaaa-go). Other than that, you have a little speck of southern in your voice.
Nasality means you have ‘nasal resonance in non-nasal speech sounds’ (m, n, and ng are nasal speech sounds and can only be produced via nasal cavity) so your “ou” and long “a”s are coming from your nasal cavity rather than from your throat. This can be pretty common actually.
Sorry, I’m an acting major and know a good amount of speech and the process of speaking, etc.
-Nina
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ooh, I loved reading your analysis! Thanks for sharing! Very interesting!
You’re welcome! You can always tweet me if you have questions (@Running_Nina).
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You ain’t got no accent atall Squishy!
ah shucks.
Such a cute video, thanks for sharing!
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You are so cute! I’m from Virginia originally and I don’t hear a southern accent in you. I hope you do more video posts soon.
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If you like the videos, I’ll do more! It was fun!
omg this made me love even more. i feel like your accent is like mine…not reaaaaaally southern, but sorta…it’s there. love the mayo part…that word is just gross anyway. haha
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haha, yeah, I think i definitely get more southern when I’m around people at work!
Oddly enough, you sound exactly as I imagined you would sound. Too cute!!
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Really? That is funny. It’s usually totally the opposite!
I call it a potato bug too! I hadn’t seen anyone but me say that! Yay. I’m from a totally different part of the country too. I’m from Maryland.
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that’s funny that you say potato bugs too being from MD. Tater bugs is where it’s at!
Hate to break it to you Teri, but you have a little bit of a southern accent. I understand though. I’m a Westerner transplanted in Texas and the accent thing just sort of happens.
yay! i secretly want a bit of a drawl.
you”re adorable!!
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Yeah, I hear a slight twang but its cute!
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Thanks!!
Long time reader, first time commenter!
First of all, you’re adorable. And second of all, you really don’t have an accent at all, especially for a Southerner! I’m from Connecticut but went to college just outside Myrtle Beach, SC, and the only thing you say remotely like someone from the south is syrup (sirrup vs. see rup). And some people call the remote control a “clicker,” which is just plain stupid.
Anyway, cute video! And, oh yeah, I love your blog.
Thanks for commenting Taryn! I agree – “clicker” is dumb. haha! I’m so glad to hear you enjoy my blog!
I haven’t heard you speak in ages! But, yup. I hear a teeny tiny accent.
Yeah, that’s true. Kind of weird to think about it (not hearing the voices I mean). That’s funny you hear an accent!
Definitely not a Southern accent. Perhaps something else?
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Something else = I’m just weird?
Not a southern accent, but I detect a little Utah that might be wearing off . . . maybe friends and family are sad about the deteriorating Utah accent??? Don’t know. I thought I’d answer your questions and I’m totally curious about the answers. I’ve lived all over the country and have picked things up from everywhere.
What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house? Papering or toilet papering
What is the bug that when you touch it, it curls into a ball? rolly poly (is that the bug you mean?)
What is the bubbly carbonated drink called? soda, although my mom and friends from out west use “pop” and my southern friends say “coke” for everything
What do you call gym shoes? tennis shoes
What do you say to address a group of people? ya’ll (one of the few places my FL roots show up AND I say “Fla rida”
What do you call the kind of spider that has an oval-shaped body and extremely long legs? daddy long legs
What do you call the wheeled contraption in which you carry groceries at the supermarket? grocery cart
What do you call it when rain falls while the sun is shining? don’t have a word for this one, but I love it.
What is the thing you change the TV channel with? remote, although I’m partial to the way my three year old nephew says “gamote”
Loved hearing your voice Teri!
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I used to say pop!
Haha loved the video! It made me laugh, especially when you answered “What is it called when you throw toilet paper on a house?” with “BRAVE.” haha.
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You are so cute Teri! So funny. So we still need to make that mountain trip we were talking about!
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Yes, we do!!! Maybe when it warms up! How is life so crazy? It’s been months since we talked about it but I swear it seems like just last week!
Your voice is so cute! You maybe have a tiny accent but hardly noticeable
loved the video blog!
aw, thank you!
Definitely still a western gal in my book! That was fun, loved when you caught Rob on the camera and laughed, made me LOL too! Miss you.
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I know, isn’t Rob’s creepin’ hilarious? I still laugh just thinking about it. Happy I could elicit a laugh.
Ahhhhahaha best accent video blog EVER! You are too cute, and I MISS YOU! Felt good to hear your fabulous voice again.
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Why thank you! And I miss you too!!!!!!
Your voice is A-dorable!
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You’re so cute, darling!
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You are so cute! Definitely my favorite video blog thus far. Just makes me feel like I want to be your friend!
oh my gosh, what a compliment! Thanks! Yes, let’s be friends.
Hi!! I just came across your blog (somehow?) and I loved this post.. you are adorable and your video blog was funny. It made me think of how I say these words and especially the difference between how Canadians and Americans say these words.. interesting!
This was adorable. It makes me want to go and do it. I grew up in FL (which some people will argue that certain parts are Southern-esque), moved to Boston, and now live in Chicago. My dad seems to think my accent changes in every city I am in. I don’t hear it.
I would say you have a teeny tiny slight southern accent.
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I’m a California girl that has lived in the south for many years and all of my family hears a southern accent… But not so much from true southerners. I still have a couple of where are you from? I definatley sound more southern at work! Oh and it’s pill bug and TPing!! I never heard anything about sunshine during the rain until today.., my 6 year old son said today… If it rains and there isn’t a cloud in the sky. That’s because the space shuttle landed in the ocean??! Go figure. I did not ask him anything about that he was just informing me! Oh I love your blog read it all the time
HAHAHA!!! You saying coupon totally takes me back!! You must have stopped saying that after high school
You totally have an accent now. not when you said those words but in your normal talk. I am so jealous!!!
i keep meaning to do this! i hate the word vlog, too. and bloggiversary. i miss you and your cute voice! i agree with you on mayonnaise and i say CYOUpon. love you!
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This is so cute!! I loved hearing how you sound – so fun to put an actual voice with the words (I think it’ll bring your writing to life more now). I didn’t notice any southern accent when you said the individual words, but it definitely came out when you were just talking. It’s like you slip into it when you start having a conversation. I love it!
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my parents told me that when it was raining and the sun was shinning that the devil was beating his wife as well…so weird what you believe as a child…I did not, however, pass this on to my children…I felt it was a bit creepy