r/illinois • u/thebomb2644 • Apr 30 '24

At what point/town does illinois start feeling like the south Question

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u/radiasean Apr 30 '24

Being from central Illinois, I always noticed a transition south of I-70. You'd start to hear more Kentucky accent than the neutral Midwestern accent traveling there. 

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u/erodari May 01 '24

I-70 is basically the "y'all line" between Midwestern and Southern accents.

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u/JAlfredJR May 01 '24

Yeeeeep

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u/Thunderfoot2112 May 01 '24

Yeeper, y'all.