Nashville's part of a region called the southern dialect zone.

While Tennessee has seen an influx of new residents from states like California and New York, that's not all it takes to shift an area's accent.

If you say the word "rat" aloud, does it sound like you're talking about the rodent or the opposite of left?

If you say "far," are you talking about a blaze or a distance?

Your answer might be the tell for whether you've got a true Southern accent. Add the trademark drawl and frequent usage of the word "y'all" to the list, too, and you've got the recipe for what many may expect to hear when they're talking to a native Nashvillian.

But is that even the dominant Nashville accent anymore? As it turns out, the answer’s tricky — and it may largely depend on whether or not you're from o

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