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Hold up, y’all: Slow-speaking states survey sells US language patterns short, linguists say

Saleen Martin, USA TODAYComments Off on Hold up, y’all: Slow-speaking states survey sells US language patterns short, linguists say

The fastest-talking state is Minnesota at 5.34 syllables per second and South Carolina ranked no. 49 at 4.8 syllables per second, according to one survey.

      
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