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woodruffw
on Aug 5, 2023
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North American English Dialects
Linguists seem to disagree, but I swear that I can tell the difference between a Manhattan/Bronx accent and a Brooklyn/Queens one (to the extent that they exist anymore, which is barely).
MaciejR
on Aug 5, 2023
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You’re absolutely right, it is distinguishable as a person who’s grown up in the area.
acuozzo
on Aug 6, 2023
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I grew up in Brooklyn. The #1 difference I hear is that elsewhere in NY they don't do Yuge, Yuman, Yumor, etc.
It seems to be a Brooklyn-only thing.
MockObject
on Aug 7, 2023
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But Trump does this, and he's from Queens. I don't actually think there are regional differences in the five boroughs.
imbnwa
on Aug 5, 2023
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Trump and Christopher Walken have Queens accents, they sound very different from Bronx or Brooklyn.
arrowsmith
on Aug 5, 2023
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Bernie Sanders grew up in Brooklyn and has a distinctive accent (possibly influenced by his Jewish heritage?), see e.g. this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waeXBCUkuL8
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