Sorry, Y’all, Georgia’s Deep Southern Accent Is Slipping Away

Angie Holland is proud of her thick drawl but says it’s jarring to hear her voice blare over the intercom at the store where she works in Albany, Ga. “I’m like, OK, I sound like a country hick,” the 57-year-old said, laughing. “I’m real Southern.”

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