Twang

When I met Hyrum, he had a twang.


A verbal twang.

It's an accent, of sorts (yet I'M the one who gets asked about MY accent, dang it!). Its from a conglomeration of areas since he moved around so much as a child. The strongest influences (as far as I can recognize) seem to be from Wyoming and Texas.


He's slowly losing his twang.

It's sad.

Though with the loss, he sounds a bit more...educated, or...articulate... or, less redneck...

I didn't really realize he was losing it (since I'm around him all the time), until I heard his voice on video from back in the late 90's, and I was shocked how...redneck or twangy it sounded.

Lest he loses it forever, I'm documenting some of the words he says "twangy". These are the only ones I can remember right now.

Cran................... crayon
Powl.................... pal
Hill...................... heel
Heel.................... hill
Pill...................... peel
Peel.................... pill

You won't catch him admitting to his twang, so you just have to keep your ear open for it.

I like his twang. It's endearing. It's part of what drew me to him, since it made him sound like a cowboy and I always had a thing for cowboys.

He's turned out to be an excellent husband and father. I always knew he would be.





He's my best friend, twang and all.