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A collaborative study between the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech has found the classic Southern accent is undergoing rapid change in Georgia. The instigator?...

The classic Southern accent is on the decline, according to a study. The shift toward a mainstream American accent has become more pronounced with Generation X.

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The Southern accent has shifted between white English speakers of Generation X and baby boomers, a study finds.

Scientists at the University of Georgia observed the most notable change between baby boomers and Generation X (those born between 1965 and 1982), when the accent fell off a cliff.

Well, bless their hearts — Gen Z is killing the Southern drawl, y'all. That's according to a new study published in Language Variation and Change, which claims the classic Southern American accent has been slowly fading over time — with the younger generation now helping to hammer the final nail into the proverbial pine box.

The most notable change is between the baby boomer generation and Generation X.

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