Quote Originally Posted by Trek420 View Post
Question: why would anyone want to get rid of an accent?
My husband grew up in the deep south and spent 7 years in the air force trying to lose his accent. He hated it. Now it's very faint. BUT, when he turns it on (which he can do at the drop of a hat), it freaks me out. He sounds so backwoods/unworldly/uneducated and frankly...scary. It's not the charming southern gentleman accent at all.

I knew a lot of people in Pennsylvania that said wash with the 'r'. I can't say whether or not they were natives, but it was very, very prevelant there.