re: What are your geographic boundaries for the South?

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I would consider WV southern overall. I grew up in southern WV and it is very similar culturally to the rest of the south. You could take any place in east TN, eastern KY, southwest VA or WV and not know which was from which state. I never considered myself to be a northerner and still don't and never will, for that matter. Maryland and VA are the same in that the closer you get to DC, the less southern they get. Western MD and WV are basically the same place. VA is still very southern overall I think, just not NOVA.

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No doubt drive as straight as you can from Friendsville MD to Glen Jean WV to Elkhorn City KY to Pound VA and you'll find just wee differences in enunciation and the same intent as anywhere south to the coast (except maybe Atlanta).