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To: exit82
Yes, I'm afraid that it is...just writing something leaves out inflections, facial and body movements, etc.!

Yes, I do know where he grew up and I am assuming that that IS where his accent comes from.

What's funny about NYC accents is that they REALLY are also generational, so I wonder what his father sounded like.

My grandmother had a somewhat different accent than my mother and I have parts of both in mine. LOL

Trump has actually said "OY", sometimes, when he does that hands to face thing. I love it!

Yes, I saw the Daily New's front page and LOVE it! hehehehe

1,168 posted on 04/07/2016 2:21:32 PM PDT by nopardons
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To: nopardons

Linguists have discovered that accents not only place the speaker to a city or to a borough, but also down to specific neighborhoods in New York.

That’s pretty cool.


1,169 posted on 04/07/2016 2:31:07 PM PDT by aligncare
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