Jan
20

brooklynmutt: Fuhgeddaboutit: New York accent may be dying out “Research shows that not all accents are created equal in the US. When Americans are asked to rank locations in descending order from most to least ‘correct’ speech, the New York City accent is rated second to last (only the South rates lower). Speakers of the New York City accent, it turns out, are associated with a number of negative attributes, like being unfriendly and unkind.” (via Fuhgeddaboutit: New York accent may be dying out, are associated with a number of negative attributes, like being unfriendly and unkind.” - Kara Becker, an assistant professor of linguistics at Reed University  Read more —> Telegraph Ouch. Well, I guess it’s a good thing that I barely have any accent, then? I could affect a pretty mean fake 1920’s Kid From Brooklyn Who Wants To Play “Stickbawl” accent though.

brooklynmutt:

Fuhgeddaboutit: New York accent may be dying out

“Research shows that not all accents are created equal in the US. When Americans are asked to rank locations in descending order from most to least ‘correct’ speech, the New York City accent is rated second to last (only the South rates lower). Speakers of the New York City accent, it turns out, are associated with a number of negative attributes, like being unfriendly and unkind.” (via Fuhgeddaboutit: New York accent may be dying out, are associated with a number of negative attributes, like being unfriendly and unkind.” - Kara Becker, an assistant professor of linguistics at Reed University

 Read more —> Telegraph

Ouch. Well, I guess it’s a good thing that I barely have any accent, then? I could affect a pretty mean fake 1920’s Kid From Brooklyn Who Wants To Play “Stickbawl” accent though.

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Source telegraph.co.uk

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