By the end of my life, there may be no one left who speaks like my father outside the hollers and the one-horse towns.

Nashville's part of a region called the southern dialect zone. While Tennessee has seen an influx of new residents from states like California and New York, that's not all it takes to shift an area's ...

You may notice generational differences in Southern accents throughout North Carolina. Often, Baby Boomers and older residents greet you with distinct, melodic drawls. In younger generations, the ...