Speckledhen, you are right about ON and OWN. That is also an accent around the Knoxville area. My neighbor was born and raised around Knoxville and he says OWN for ON. I also hear other Tennesseans from Knoxville say it the same way.
My dad always pronounced Chicago as "Chicargo." His...
I was surprised that mine said "southern." I don't think I sound southern but I do say certain words with a southern accent. I've lived in several states all across the country (I grew up in Michigan), and was told by a southern man that I speak standard English-no southern accent. My...