You’ve been to Jacksonville and never heard anyone who sounds like they’re from Georgia? Try Clay County.
I went to high school in Orlando in the late fifties, and the native Floridians definitely had a particular southern accent, a little bit like a Georgian accent, but distinctive in its own way and very pleasing to hear…at least I thought so.
Orlando was a dinky little town back then. Not like today at all. There were a few kids like me who came from out of state, but most were native Floridians.
Never hear that accent when visiting Orlando today. I do miss it.
Born in Stuart, FL (about 2 hours north of Miami) and lived in FL my entire life. I do not have any accent relative to general american speach. My father is from Detroit and my mother from Stuart (I think) and the only thing between them that sounds weird is my mother’s pronounciation of the word “water” as “war-ter”.
And often colloquially referred to as “Newscaster Voice.”
I grew up in Tampa and traveled all over the US East coast. There’s a fascinating variety of dialects, especially when you wander into Louisiana. :eek:
The panhandle is very rural, like “Deep South” rural. Central Florida is rather metro. South Florida is not guaranteed to speak English… heh.
Of course you do. EVERYBODY has an accent, even folks who use speech synthesizers (like Stephen Hawking). Language changes in different ways at different locations. Travel to an area where the langugage changed differently from where you live and your accent becomes apparent. Heck, even different generations growing up in the same area will have different accents.
I know you’re you’re just joking, but it’s an old/bad joke and encourages misunderstanding of what an accent really is.
You forgot to make Key West fluorescent pink.