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Originally Posted by noodlebee
Based on your answers, this is more for southern part of America? Is this correct? I will try to take more notice about what state my clients are in when they say "Yes ma'am" to me.
Also, is there such thing as a "black" accent? (Sorry if it is offensive. I don't know how to describe the accent more properly.) Sometimes, I hear people with accents that are like rappers. I don't watch too much television so it is hard for me to know, but white rappers like Eminem do not have this "black" accent. Is that accent also regional so people with different skin colours living in the same area have that accent? Or is it exclusively for just particular skin colours?
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That's ebonics and it's purely a product of upbringing. Mostly associated with blacks, but has gained popularity, sadly, among other races as well. I know a couple of black guys who speak "normally" without this accent. No offense to anyone, but as an immigrant this type of accent and dialect just doesn't sit well with me.