North Carolina 24

Listen to North Carolina 24, a 26-year-old man from Lenoir, North Carolina, United States. Click or tap the triangle-shaped play button to hear the subject.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

AGE: 26

DATE OF BIRTH (DD/MM/YYYY): 1999

PLACE OF BIRTH: Lenoir, North Carolina

GENDER: male

ETHNICITY: Caucasian/White

OCCUPATION: rural mail carrier

EDUCATION: associate’s degree

AREAS OF RESIDENCE OUTSIDE REPRESENTATIVE REGION FOR LONGER THAN SIX MONTHS:

The subject lived in Virginia Beach, Virginia, for three years as a child. Other than that, he has lived in the Lenoir, North Carolina, area his entire life.

OTHER INFLUENCES ON SPEECH: none

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RECORDED BY: subject

DATE OF RECORDING (DD/MM/YYYY): 19/07/2026

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF SCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

TRANSCRIBED BY: N/A

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): N/A

ORTHOGRAPHIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH:

Hello, my name is Jacob. I am from Lenoir, North Carolina. Um, I am 26 years old. I live with my husband and our two cats, um, Metris and Petunia. Mm, Kevin also has a son. His name is Aegon. Uh, that’s from a previous relationship.

Uh, I’ve basically lived here all my life except for a few years when I was, like, late elementary, early middle school. We moved to Virginia Beach because my mom’s boyfriend, well, current boyfriend, ex-husband, was in the military. But then we moved back, and I’ve lived here ever since.

Um, I currently work as a rural, a rural mail carrier. Um, that’s R-U-R-A-L, rural. People make fun of me, but that’s how it’s pronounced here.

Um, Kevin and I have been married since May 19, 2026. We’ve been together since December 27, 2020. Uh, I don’t do, we don’t do much except for work. He also works at the post office as a clerk. He mostly just sorts packages.

Um, I really don’t know what else to say. Um, he makes fun of me for the way I talk sometimes because he’s from Maryland. And he, uh, he always makes fun of me for the way I say “pin” and “pen” ’cause there really is no difference. But he’s like, it’s “pen” and “pin.” No, it’s “pen” and “pin.” And it’s not “win” and “when”; it’s “win” and “when.” There is no difference. So, uh, but so he makes fun of me sometimes.

Um, I really don’t have much else to say. Um, I just thought it’d be interesting to go ahead and submit my voice. So, I guess that’s all. Bye.

TRANSCRIBED BY: subject (with AI transcription)

DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): 19/07/2026

PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION OF UNSCRIPTED SPEECH: N/A

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DATE OF TRANSCRIPTION (DD/MM/YYYY): N/A

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