David Carroll: I'm still speaking Southern

DAVID CARROLL: I'm Still Speaking Southern

Having grown up in rural northeast Alabama, I was exposed to a variety of accents. Of course, there was “Basic Southern,” in which a customer at my parents' country store would come in and say “Howdy,” before buying some “washing…

CARROLL: I’m Still Speaking Southern

Having grown up in rural northeast Alabama, I was exposed to a variety of accents. Of course, there was “Basic Southern,” in which a customer at my parents’ country store would come in and say “Howdy,” before buying some “washing powder” (laundry detergent), taters, and a box of “bakin’ sodie.”

David Carroll: I'm still speaking Southern

A recent AP newspaper article made me sad. The headline reads, “Southern Accents are Disappearing.”