> I'd be curious to know where all of you think Texas falls
Southern.
Texas was colonized largely by Tennessee. Before Sam Houston was President of Texas and Governor of Texas he was Governor of Tennessee.
Our pattern of speech in Appalachia is from the Cherokee influence. Texas speech is closely related to Tennessee speech. Sam Houston spent a great deal of time among the Cherokee and his wife was Cherokee.
There are other influences in Texas to be sure, but the backbone of the culture is Southern.
Deo Vindice
James
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