One thing I notice is that when I talk on the radio, I pick up a noticeable Southern accent. This is probably the result of watching too many movies featuring stereotypical truckers.
That said, I bet it's linguistically useful. The long, drawn-out vowels of Southern speech probably do a lot to aid listening comprehension over staticky channels.
Well, they would, except this is a digital radio, so the sound either gets there intact, or doesn't get there at all. Still, the sound quality is not great, and when I'm driving down the highway with the wind blowing and the tires running along the pavement, a little boost to my ability to hear things doesn't hurt.
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