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9 things only Southerners say

Mark AbadiJan 8, 2018, 22:48 IST

Josh Katz, &quotSpeaking American"

Southern Americans are well known for their distinctive dialect of English.

From its country twang to its unique vocabulary, there is a lot that sets Southern English apart from other US dialects.

Graphic designer Joshua Katz mapped some of the most distinctive elements of Southern English in 2013 using data from the Harvard Dialect Survey of the early 2000s.

Here are nine things you'll only hear in the South.