Jeff Session's southern accent is gone.

[patricia92243]

His master said he didn't like it - and it's gone.

[2naSalit]

1. He still sounds like

a second grader trying to read aloud.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Yupper, Funny how that happened.

[cwydro]

3. Huh?

He sounded the same to me.

[GWC58]

5. Yeah, I didn't notice any difference.

He sounded like the same cannabis hating attorney general we’ve all come to love so much. That’s me being sarcastic, by the way.

[cwydro]

10. Yup!

Exactly.

[former9thward]

4. No it's not.

He was on TV news in Chicago addressing some conference and it was certainly there. Accents can't be eliminated like that.

[UniteFightBack]

6. I heard it full blast today.....unfortunately. nt

[Brother Buzz]

7. It's still totally there

He's just not shoveling it on, like if he was stumping for office in Alabama

[walkingman]

8. Sounds a lot like George Wallace to me.

[Totally Tunsie]

9. He turns it on when he needs to...

turns it off when he has to.

[UTUSN]

11. It gonna be Queens before this shitshow is done!1

[GulfCoast66]

12. Southern accents are tricky

I don’t think I have much of one and my southern friends generally agree. My northern friends say it is subtle but there. I obviously emulated my educated southern father. He was a communication major and in the 50s it was seen as a detriment to a career. My mother still has a strong Arkansas/Louisiana accent. Not hickish/hillbilly like Sessions but she smooths out words and drops unnecessary parts of words.

That said, give me 5 beers or 5 hours with my Arkansas family and it comes right out. I readily admit turning it on when it is to my advantage.

What gets me is Yes mam and sir. I have to work hard not to say it in a professional environment where it would seem strange. But in daily life I use it all the time. When the check out person at Publix ask a question, if they appear over 40 I always say mam/sir when answering.