Poll of the Day > Kansas now has a NEW ACCENT called the LIBERAL ACCENT!!!

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People in southwest Kansas have developed accent because of the rapidly growing hispanic population which is now 59%!!!...and they're calling it the LIBERAL ACCENT, named after the town of Liberal in Seward County that is prominent among young people including those who do not speak english.

The hispanic population stood at 59% in 2010 compared to 20 years ago as they are rapidly replacing whites which is now the minority

Linguists in Kansas University interviewed more than 90 people ranging from 8 to 91 and compared it the way they spoke in archival interviews from 1968.

People are increasing pronouncing their vowels in a manner more akin to Spanish more than American English.

Reseacher Mary Kohn said the difference is apparent in the ay locals pronounce "aaa" and "nnn" sounds

In American, there's a difference between how the "aaa" sound is prounce in "hat" compared to "hand". This sound change occurs when speakers raise their tongue.

In areas of Liberal however the sound in "hat" and "hand" is pronounced the same as the mouth remains in the open jaw position and the tongue is not raised

It doesn't mean the language is being threatened but that it's evolving to the next generation.

She said "There has always been this fear that language change is somehow dangerous or scary or will prevent communication. When we see language change, what we really see is that a community is continuing to develop and grow. It's a sign that we have a vibrant and lively communtiy present. The only kind of language that doesn't change is dead language".

It's happening all across America with Latino influences in rural communities of Texas, California, New York and Florida as whites are becoming a minority in many communities already

Would you be worried if whites became a minority in America?

Town of Liberal -

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/14/21/4D3D1F6B00000578-0-image-a-92_1529006661956.jpg

Mary -

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/06/14/21/4D3D1F4700000578-0-image-a-103_1529006722246.jpg
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I don't think whites will be a minority any time soon because eventually white Hispanics will be recognized as white, like what happened with Italians a century ago, and they currently constitute 10% of the US population.

If you ignore the sensationalized title and read the first few paragraphs, this is kind of what I mean: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/05/for-america-to-be-white-blacks-must-be-an-underclass.html

That's funny. I wish I could sound more acceptable, more white
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No because if we in this country actually believe in the truth, justice, liberty and freedom that our founding fathers talked about in the Declaration and Constitution, those we've raised and those who emigrate here will believe in them as well. It's only if we show people that it only applies to groups we approve of that we have any reason to fear anything.