Hilarious Tweets About Southern Accents That Are Just So True
Our accents are distinctive, all right. From the drawls of Texas to the lilts of Georgia, there are a million and one Southern accents to be heard across the region. We love our Southern accents and all their varied eccentricities and linguistic deviations, but it’s true that they can get us in a bit of trouble. Siri barely understands us, and anyone from outside the South is liable to do a double take when they hear our vowels, pronouns, Southern phrases, and directional words. Twitter agrees: Read on for a few hilarious tweets about Southern accents that are just too true.
1. Talk-To-Text Mistranslations
Sometimes I think my southern accent is gone, then my talk-to-text autocorrects "warm" to "worm." I'm done.
— Lana Lindemann (@LanaLindemann) December 17, 2018
2. Autocorrect Accidents
#GrowingUpSouthern texting "yall" and it always getting auto corrected to "tall"
— Chase Trader (@Trader__23) July 21, 2015
3. Why We Need Southern GPS
There should be an option on the GPS to select a southern accent:
"Alright now, y'all are comin up on this hill over yonder and yer fixin to take a right after you pass that funny lookin tree. You got 10 miles left but you'll get there in a jiffy if you scoot yer boot"— Krissi Burgin (@krissitina96) October 13, 2018
4. First Words
"i'm pretty sure sweet tea was your first word" -my dad #growingupsouthern
— cala???????? (@calamariebrown) November 24, 2016
5. Days of the Week
#growingupsouthern adding "EE" to every day of the week. Mondee tuesdee wednesdee...
— Josh Hannon (@Josh_Hann_solo) July 2, 2016
6. Southern Sign-Off
Me: *gets through almost entire phone call like a normal person without a southern accent*
Other person: bye
Me: baaaaaaaaa— Nick Marr (@nick_marr) August 5, 2018
7. Y’all Always Applies
#growingupsouthern saying "y'all" when talking to one person
— megan squillace (@megsquill) July 4, 2016
8. Bless Your Heart
#growingupsouthern - You know your mom and aunts are throwing shade when they say, "Oh, Bless their heart." pic.twitter.com/UXq0o7eVus
— Shade like Edna Mode (@DPMCanty) March 18, 2016
9. Southern Contractions
#growingupsouthern "y'all'd've" is an actual word
— that's rough, buddy (@suit_casey) July 20, 2015
10. Mind Your Manners
#GrowingUpSouthern
"do you understand"
"yes"
"excuse me?"
"yes ma'am"— cara gillion (@caragillion9) July 17, 2015
11. Strong Accents
i’m so southern that someone thought i had an australian accent. amazing.
— Hannah Vinson (@hannahdvinson) December 1, 2018
12. …Very Strong
A Southern accent so strong that they use subtitles.
— Amanda B (@amandajpanda) July 15, 2018
13. What Accent?
When you don't have an accent but everyone swears you do ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? #growingupSouthern
— whitney elizabeth. (@w_elizabeth_) July 16, 2015
14. A Classic...For the Dogs
A lot of dogs are trained to drink water with the command "drink some water." But I taught my dog using the command, "Drink your juice, Shelby." (Always said in a strong southern accent.)
— Sarah Watson (@SarahWatson42) November 27, 2018
15. Catching Up
It’s the time of year where my moms southern accent enhances with every relative she talks to
— Maddie Rose (@TheNames_MADDIE) November 21, 2018
16. Southern Spell Check
Halfway through edits on next book. Spell check is useless when writing in a southern accent.
— heath buckmaster (@buckmasterflash) February 22, 2009
17. Count on It
*me, trying to hide my southern accent*
"One." ?
"Two." ?
"Threee." ??
"Four." ?
"Five." ?
"Siux." ??
"Seven." ?
"Eight." ?
"Nyyne." ????
"TI-YAN" ??????????????????????????????????????????— Let it Joe Wadlington (@JoeWadlington) July 16, 2018
18. The Accent Travels
Inner monologue: I don’t have a thick southern accent, so I can blend in in any region, conversationally
*first exchange in Boston*
Me: hello
Bostonian: whoa pal whea ah you from— Supportive Guy (@SupportiveDude) June 10, 2018
WATCH: What’s the Difference Between Y’all and Ya’ll?
19. Like Riding a Bike
My family from the south are visiting...it's only been 4 hours and I'm already talking in a southern accent
— oh baby (@GeorgiaBridgers) May 30, 2014
20. Constant Comments
If I had a dollar for every time someone commented on my southern accent, I’d be rich????
— K.LANE (@kristen_laneee) October 8, 2018
21. Talking Slow
When someone makes fun of your accent... pic.twitter.com/XSy2HVCZz3
— Southern Living (@Southern_Living) May 23, 2018
