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Why the classic Noo Yawk accent is fading away
NY Post ^ | February 6, 2010 | SHEILA McCLEAR

Posted on 02/07/2010 3:52:56 AM PST by Scanian

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To: Clemenza

I doubt that they all ended up there, especially during the every pizza driver can make $20k a month as a mortgage broker we were overrun with em... They were more amusing than standing in strawberry fields and declaring John Lennon was nothing more than a hack commie musician.


101 posted on 02/08/2010 12:18:31 PM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: Dilbert56
We say “sangwitch” and “terlit” I still have my NY accent and so does my mom and sis. My kids were born in PA and they have a confused hick and NY accent.
102 posted on 02/09/2010 7:48:44 AM PST by angcat (GOD SAVE US!)
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To: One_Upmanship
This is all very confusing.
103 posted on 02/09/2010 7:50:33 AM PST by angcat (GOD SAVE US!)
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