chicken@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 months agoA true hommiesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1773
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minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoNot necessarily. People who say “he has an accent” just think that their accent is “not an accent” so it could also be a (different) regional accent.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoHaving an accent is code for immigrant. If someone from alabama goes to new york, they are never described as “having an accent”.
minus-squareFishFace@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoCan’t speak to your specific example but I have 100% heard people say “had an accent” to mean “has a regional accent”, that would include, for example, an Appalachian accent.
Not necessarily. People who say “he has an accent” just think that their accent is “not an accent” so it could also be a (different) regional accent.
Having an accent is code for immigrant. If someone from alabama goes to new york, they are never described as “having an accent”.
Can’t speak to your specific example but I have 100% heard people say “had an accent” to mean “has a regional accent”, that would include, for example, an Appalachian accent.